Access Restriction Bypass Affecting github.com/hashicorp/vault/vault package, versions >=1.7.0 <1.7.4 >=1.8.0 <1.8.4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.05% (25th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMHASHICORPVAULTVAULT-1729977
  • published 10 Oct 2021
  • disclosed 10 Oct 2021
  • credit mdgreenfield

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/hashicorp/vault/vault to version 1.7.4, 1.8.4 or higher.

Overview

github.com/hashicorp/vault/vault is a tool for securely accessing secrets.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Access Restriction Bypass. It allows a user with write permission to an entity alias ID sharing a mount accessor with another user to acquire this other user’s policies by merging their identities.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
2.9 low
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Adjacent
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    High
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Changed
  • Confidentiality (C)
    Low
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    None
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NVD

5.4 medium