Cryptographic issues in Consul - CVE-2018-19653

 

Cryptographic issues in Consul - CVE-2018-19653

Published: June 5, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU76846
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19653
CWE-ID: CWE-310
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to the verify_outgoing setting is improperly documented. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.


Affected software

Consul
IBM Edge Application Manager

How to mitigate CVE-2018-19653

Install updates from vendor's website.

Consul - update to 1.4.1

External References

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