HashiCorp Vault/Vault Enterprise prior 1.12.11/1.13.7/1.14.3 Transit Secrets Engine input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Transit Secrets Engine. The manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-4680. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise. Affected is an unknown part of the component Transit Secrets Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise transit secrets engine allowed authorized users to specify arbitrary nonces, even with convergent encryption disabled. The encrypt endpoint, in combination with an offline attack, could be used to decrypt arbitrary ciphertext and potentially derive the authentication subkey when using transit secrets engine without convergent encryption. Introduced in 1.6.0 and fixed in 1.14.3, 1.13.7, and 1.12.11.

The weakness was published 09/15/2023. The advisory is shared for download at discuss.hashicorp.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-4680 since 08/31/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 1.12.11, 1.13.7 or 1.14.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

VulDB Base Score: 3.1
VulDB Temp Score: 3.0
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CNA Base Score: 6.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Vault/Vault Enterprise 1.12.11/1.13.7/1.14.3

Timelineinfo

08/31/2023 🔍
09/15/2023 +15 days 🔍
09/15/2023 +0 days 🔍
09/26/2024 +377 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: discuss.hashicorp.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-4680 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-4680
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-239760

Entryinfo

Created: 09/15/2023 07:48
Updated: 09/26/2024 23:25
Changes: 09/15/2023 07:48 (48), 09/26/2024 23:25 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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