Authentication Bypass Affecting github.com/hashicorp/vault/vault package, versions >=0.8.1 <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

    Exploit Maturity Proof of concept
    EPSS 0.18% (55th percentile)
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NVD
8.2 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMHASHICORPVAULTVAULT-608843
  • published 27 Aug 2020
  • disclosed 27 Aug 2020
  • credit Unknown

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 IAM AWS Auth Method, under certain circumstances, values Vault uses to validate identities and roles can be manipulated and bypassed.