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CVE-2021-43998
November 30, 2021
HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise 0.11.0 up to 1.7.5 and 1.8.4 templated ACL policies would always match the first-created entity alias if multiple entity aliases exist for a specified entity and mount combination, potentially resulting in incorrect policy enforcement. Fixed in Vault and Vault Enterprise 1.7.6, 1.8.5, and 1.9.0.
Related Resources (5)
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43998
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pfmw-vj74-ph8g
https://github.com/hashicorp/vault
https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2021-30-vaults-templated-acl-policies-matched-first-created-alias-per-entity-and-auth-backend/32132
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202207-01
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
8.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
6.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
CVSS v2
Base Score:
5.5
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
CWE-732
EPSS
Base Score:
0.28