Improper Certificate Validation Affecting github.com/hashicorp/vault/plugins/database/cassandra package, versions >=1.7.0 <1.7.1<1.6.4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (38th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMHASHICORPVAULTPLUGINSDATABASECASSANDRA-1255575
  • published26 Apr 2021
  • disclosed26 Apr 2021
  • creditMartin Sucha

Introduced: 26 Apr 2021

CVE-2021-27400  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-295  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/hashicorp/vault/plugins/database/cassandra to version 1.7.1, 1.6.4 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Certificate Validation. Vault’s Cassandra integrations did not have TLS certificate validation enabled for connections to Cassandra clusters. As a result, Vault may have connected to Cassandra clusters without adequately verifying the trustworthiness of the remote service and connection.

CVSS Scores

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