#VU87103 Improper authentication in Vault and Vault Enterprise - CVE-2024-2048

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#VU87103 Improper authentication in Vault and Vault Enterprise - CVE-2024-2048

Published: March 4, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU87103
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-2048
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Vault
Vault Enterprise
Software vendor:
HashiCorp

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of client TLS certificates when configured with a non-CA certificate as trusted certificate. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted certificate file to bypass authentication process and gain unauthorized access to the application.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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