HashiCorp Vault Authentication bypass in github.com/hashicorp/vault
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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 Authentication bypass in github.com/hashicorp/vault
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://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4mp7-2m29-gqxf
- ADVISORYhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16251
- WEBhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159479/Hashicorp-Vault-GCP-IAM-Integration-Authentication-Bypass.html
- WEBhttps://github.com/hashicorp/vault/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#151
- WEBhttps://www.hashicorp.com/blog/category/vault