Improper Authentication in Vault Enterprise and Vault - CVE-2024-5798
Published: July 25, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU94720
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-5798
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: HashiCorp
Affected software:
Vault Enterprise
Vault
Vault Enterprise
Vault
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote privileged user to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to Vault and Vault Enterprise did not properly validate the JSON Web Token (JWT) role-bound audience claim when using the Vault JWT auth method. A remote privileged user can bypass authentication process and gain unauthorized access to the application.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-5798
Install updates from vendor's website.