#VU81266 Improper Privilege Management in Vault and Vault Enterprise - CVE-2023-5077

Vulnerability identifier: #VU81266

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5077

CWE-ID: CWE-269

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

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

Vendor: HashiCorp

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass certain security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists in Google Cloud secrets engine due to incorrect preservation of existing Google Cloud IAM Conditions upon creating or updating rolesets. A remote user can gain unauthorized access to the application.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Vault: 0.10.0 - 0.11.6, 1.0.0 - 1.0.3, 1.1.0 - 1.12.11, 1.2.0 - 1.2.7, 1.3.0 - 1.3.10, 1.4.0 - 1.4.7, 1.5.0 - 1.5.9, 1.6.0 - 1.6.7, 1.7.0 - 1.7.10, 1.8.0 - 1.8.12, 1.9.0 - 1.9.10

Vault Enterprise: 0.10.0 - 0.11.6, 1.0.0 - 1.0.3, 1.1.0 - 1.12.11, 1.2.0 - 1.2.7, 1.3.0 - 1.3.10, 1.4.0 - 1.4.7, 1.5.0 - 1.5.9, 1.6.0 - 1.6.7, 1.7.0 - 1.7.10, 1.8.0 - 1.8.12, 1.9.0 - 1.9.10

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External links
https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2023-30-vault-s-google-cloud-secrets-engine-removed-existing-iam-conditions-when-creating-updating-rolesets/58654

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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.