QID 995295

Date Published: 2023-09-18

QID 995295: GO (Go) Security Update for github.com/hashicorp/vault (GHSA-v84f-6r39-cpfc)

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.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a security breach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 6.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
    • Solution
    Refer to Github security advisory GHSA-v84f-6r39-cpfc for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 995295

    CVE-2023-4680 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    GHSA-v84f-6r39-cpfc github.com/hashicorp/vault URL Logo github.com/advisories/GHSA-v84f-6r39-cpfc
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