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Authentication Bypass Affecting github.com/hashicorp/vault/vault package, versions >=0.8.3 <1.2.5 >=1.3.0 <1.3.8 >=1.4.0 <1.4.4 >=1.5.0 <1.5.1

0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High
    Integrity High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.22% (60th percentile)
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NVD
8.2 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMHASHICORPVAULTVAULT-608842
  • published 27 Aug 2020
  • disclosed 27 Aug 2020
  • credit Felix Wilhelm
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Introduced: 27 Aug 2020

CVE-2020-16251 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-287 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/hashicorp/vault/vault to version 1.2.5, 1.3.8, 1.4.4, 1.5.1 or higher.

Overview

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

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Authentication Bypass. When using the GCP GCE Auth Method, under certain circumstances, values Vault uses to validate GCE VMs can be manipulated and bypassed.