There is a current IT security warning for Hashicorp Vault. Here you can find out which vulnerabilities are involved, which products are affected and what you can do.
The Federal Office for Security in der Informationstechnik (BSI) reported a security advisory for Hashicorp Vault on 07/28/2023. The operating systems UNIX, Linux and Windows as well as the product Hashicorp Vault are affected by the vulnerability.
The latest manufacturer recommendations regarding updates, workarounds and security patches for this vulnerability can be found here: Hashicorp Security Advisory (Stand: 27.07.2023).
Hashicorp Vault Security Advisory – Risk: medium
Risk level: 3 (medium)
CVSS Base Score: 6,5
CVSS Temporal Score: 5,7
Remoteangriff: Ja
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is used to assess the severity of vulnerabilities in computer systems. The CVSS standard makes it possible to compare potential or actual security gaps based on various metrics in order to create a priority list based on this for initiating countermeasures. The attributes “none”, “low”, “medium”, “high” and “critical” are used for the severity of a vulnerability. The base score assesses the prerequisites for an attack (including authentication, complexity, privileges, user interaction) and its consequences. With the temporal score, framework conditions that change over time are included in the evaluation. The risk of the current vulnerability is rated as “medium” according to the CVSS with a base score of 6.5.
Hashicorp Vault Bug: Vulnerability allows denial of service
Vault is an identity-based system for managing secrets and encryption.
A remote, authenticated attacker could exploit a vulnerability in Hashicorp Vault to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability is identified with the unique CVE identification number (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) CVE-2023-3774 traded.
Systems affected by the vulnerability at a glance
operating systems
UNIX, Linux, Windows
Products
Hashicorp Vault Hashicorp Vault Hashicorp Vault
General measures to deal with IT vulnerabilities
Users of the affected applications should keep them up to date. When security gaps become known, manufacturers are required to remedy them as quickly as possible by developing a patch or a workaround. If new security updates become available, install them as soon as possible. For information purposes, consult the sources listed in the next section. These often contain further information on the latest version of the software in question and the availability of security patches or tips on workarounds. If you have any further questions or are unsure, contact your responsible administrator. IT security officers should regularly check when the IT security warning affected manufacturers makes a new security update available.
Sources for updates, patches and workarounds
Here you will find further links with information about bug reports, security fixes and workarounds.
Hashicorp Security Advisory vom 2023-07-27 (28.07.2023)
For more information, see:
Version history of this security alert
This is the initial version of this IT security notice for Hashicorp Vault. If updates are announced, this text will be updated. You can understand the changes made using the following version history.
07/28/2023 – Initial version
+++ Editorial note: This text was created with AI support based on current BSI data. We accept feedback and comments at [email protected]. +++
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