Not Failing Securely ('Failing Open') Affecting github.com/hashicorp/vault/vault package, versions >=1.2.0 <1.18.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMHASHICORPVAULTVAULT-8320936
  • published 1 Nov 2024
  • disclosed 31 Oct 2024
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/hashicorp/vault/vault to version 1.18.1 or higher.

Overview

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

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Not Failing Securely ('Failing Open') through the Raft cluster join API endpoint. An attacker can cause the system to crash by sending a large volume of requests, leading to excessive memory consumption.

CVSS Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
8.7 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Attack Requirements (AT)
    None
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Confidentiality (VC)
    None
  • Integrity (VI)
    None
  • Availability (VA)
    High
  • Confidentiality (SC)
    None
  • Integrity (SI)
    None
  • Availability (SA)
    None