Security restrictions bypass in Vault Enterprise - CVE-2020-35453
Published: February 26, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU50969
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-35453
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to the Sentinel EGP policy feature incorrectly allowed requests to be processed in parent and sibling namespaces. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information.
Affected software
Vault Enterprise
How to mitigate CVE-2020-35453
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vault Enterprise - addressed in versions 1.5.6, 1.6.1