HashiCorp Vault/Vault Enterprise JSON Web Token improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise. It has been declared as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component JSON Web Token Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper authorization. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-5798. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise (version now known) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component JSON Web Token Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Vault and Vault Enterprise did not properly validate the JSON Web Token (JWT) role-bound audience claim when using the Vault JWT auth method. This may have resulted in Vault validating a JWT the audience and role-bound claims do not match, allowing an invalid login to succeed when it should have been rejected. This vulnerability, CVE-2024-5798, was fixed in Vault and Vault Enterprise 1.17.0, 1.16.3, and 1.15.9

The advisory is shared for download at discuss.hashicorp.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-5798 since 06/10/2024. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1548.002.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2024-1892). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 2.2
VulDB Temp Score: 2.1
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CNA Base Score: 2.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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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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Timelineinfo

06/10/2024 🔍
06/12/2024 +2 days 🔍
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11/05/2025 +511 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: discuss.hashicorp.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-5798 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-5798
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-268204
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/12/2024 21:27
Updated: 11/05/2025 01:53
Changes: 06/12/2024 21:27 (62), 06/13/2024 20:31 (1), 08/08/2025 01:27 (12), 11/05/2025 01:53 (1)
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