CVE-2020-16251

HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise versions 0.8.3 and newer, when configured with the GCP GCE auth method, may be vulnerable to authentication bypass. Fixed in 1.2.5, 1.3.8, 1.4.4, and 1.5.1.

CVSS v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/category/vault/	Product Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/hashicorp/vault/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#151	Release Notes Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159479/Hashicorp-Vault-GCP-IAM-Integration-Authentication-Bypass.html	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*

Configuration 4 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*

Configuration 5 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*

Configuration 6 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*

Configuration 7 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*

Configuration 8 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2020-08-26 08:15

Updated : 2023-02-02 18:29

NVD link : CVE-2020-16251

Mitre link : CVE-2020-16251

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-287

Improper Authentication

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Products Affected

hashicorp

vault

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