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

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.08% (37th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMHASHICORPVAULTPLUGINSDATABASECASSANDRA-1255575
  • published 26 Apr 2021
  • disclosed 26 Apr 2021
  • credit Martin Sucha

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

version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
4.8 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    Low
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    None
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NVD

7.5 high
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Red Hat

7.5 high