#VU73273 Improper Privilege Management in Nomad Enterprise - CVE-2023-1299

Vulnerability identifier: #VU73273

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1299

CWE-ID: CWE-269

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Nomad Enterprise
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: HashiCorp

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges.

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management within the Nomad Job Submitter where a workload identity without any workload-associated policies was treated as a management token. A remote user can escalate privileges within the application.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Nomad Enterprise: 1.5.0

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External links
https://github.com/hashicorp/nomad/releases/tag/v1.5.1
https://github.com/hashicorp/nomad/issues/16419

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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.