Improper Authentication in vault (Alpine package)



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2020-16250
CWE-ID CWE-287
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 vault (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Improper Authentication

EUVDB-ID: #VU46232

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-16250

CWE-ID: CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise versions 0.7.1 and newer, when configured with the AWS IAM auth method, may be vulnerable to authentication bypass. Fixed in 1.2.5, 1.3.8, 1.4.4, and 1.5.1..

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

vault (Alpine package): 1.5.0-r1

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=084bf3564060d79dfa068b67d851286ce5d5d49c


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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