HashiCorp Vault Authentication bypass
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Affected versions
0.8.3 → fixed in 1.2.51.3.0 → fixed in 1.3.81.4.0 → fixed in 1.4.41.5.0 → fixed in 1.5.1
Details
HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise versions 0.8.3 and newer, when configured with the GCP GCE auth method, may be vulnerable to authentication bypass. Fixed in 1.2.5, 1.3.8, 1.4.4, and 1.5.1.
The fix
No fix commit could be resolved for this advisory (it may reference an issue tracker or a non-GitHub patch). See the references below.
References
- ADVISORYhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16251
- PACKAGEhttps://github.com/hashicorp/vault
- WEBhttps://github.com/hashicorp/vault/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#151
- WEBhttps://www.hashicorp.com/blog/category/vault
- WEBhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159479/Hashicorp-Vault-GCP-IAM-Integration-Authentication-Bypass.html