#VU50970 Improper Authentication in Vault Enterprise - CVE-2021-3282
Published: February 26, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU50970
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3282
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Vault Enterprise
Vault Enterprise
Software vendor:
HashiCorp
HashiCorp
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to the application allows the `remove-peer` raft operator command to be executed against DR secondaries without authentication.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.