Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:32458Privilege Escalation
5.4 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
5.5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
github.com/hashicorp/vault is vulnerable to privilege escalation. The vulnerability exists due to improper conditional check in handleAliasUpdate function in identity_store_aliases.go allowing an authenticated attacker with specific write permissions to gain elevated privileges to perform unauthorized actions.
References
discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2021-27-vault-merging-multiple-entity-aliases-for-the-same-mount-may-allow-privilege-escalation/
github.com/hashicorp/vault/commit/52598d9fed704cfd73952109e33d54e624849f8e
github.com/hashicorp/vault/issues/11277
github.com/hashicorp/vault/pull/12473
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202207-01
Related
5.4 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
5.5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N