Information disclosure in HashiCorp Nomad



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-12678
CWE-ID CWE-266
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Nomad
Server applications / Virtualization software

Nomad Enterprise
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor HashiCorp

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Incorrect Privilege Assignment

EUVDB-ID: #VU101892

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-12678

CWE-ID: CWE-266 - Incorrect Privilege Assignment

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect privilege assignment within a namespace through unredacted workload identity tokens. A remote user can gain access to sensitive information.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Nomad: 1.7.0 - 1.9.3

Nomad Enterprise: 1.7.0 - 1.9.3

CPE2.3 External links

http://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2024-29-nomad-allocations-vulnerable-to-privilege-escalation-within-a-namespace-using-unredacted-workload-identity-token/72119
http://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hr68-hvgv-xxqf


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user 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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