Missing Authorization in HashiCorp Vault - CVE-2022-36888
Published: July 28, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU65856
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36888
CWE-ID: CWE-862
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authorization checks.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in several HTTP endpoints performing Vault connection tests. A remote user can obtain credentials stored in Vault with attacker-specified path and keys.
Affected software
HashiCorp Vault
How to mitigate CVE-2022-36888
Install updates from vendor's website.
HashiCorp Vault - update to 355.v3b_38d767a_b_a_8