HashiCorp Vault Enterprise 1.13.0/1.13.1 AES inadequate encryption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in HashiCorp Vault Enterprise 1.13.0/1.13.1. This affects an unknown function of the component AES. The manipulation results in inadequate encryption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2023-2197. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HashiCorp Vault Enterprise 1.13.0/1.13.1. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component AES. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a inadequate encryption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-326. The product stores or transmits sensitive data using an encryption scheme that is theoretically sound, but is not strong enough for the level of protection required. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

HashiCorp Vault Enterprise 1.13.0 up to 1.13.1 is vulnerable to a padding oracle attack when using an HSM in conjunction with the CKM_AES_CBC_PAD or CKM_AES_CBC encryption mechanisms. An attacker with privileges to modify storage and restart Vault may be able to intercept or modify cipher text in order to derive Vault’s root key. Fixed in 1.13.2

The weakness was released 05/02/2023. The advisory is shared for download at discuss.hashicorp.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-2197 since 04/20/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1600.

Upgrading to version 1.13.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Inadequate encryption
CWE: CWE-326 / CWE-310
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Vault Enterprise 1.13.2

Timelineinfo

04/20/2023 🔍
05/02/2023 +12 days 🔍
05/02/2023 +0 days 🔍
01/30/2025 +639 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: discuss.hashicorp.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-2197 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-2197
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-227796

Entryinfo

Created: 05/02/2023 06:50
Updated: 01/30/2025 17:45
Changes: 05/02/2023 06:50 (50), 05/24/2023 14:06 (11), 01/30/2025 17:45 (17)
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