critical9.1
CVE-2021-43998
HashiCorp Vault Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Impact
HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise 0.11.0 up to 1.7.5 and 1.8.4 templated ACL policies would always match the first-created entity alias if multiple entity aliases exist for a specified entity and mount combination, potentially resulting in incorrect policy enforcement. Fixed in Vault and Vault Enterprise 1.7.6, 1.8.5, and 1.9.0.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| go | github.com/hashicorp/vault | >= 1.8.0, < 1.8.5 | 1.8.5 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Hashicorp | Vault | from 0.11.0 through 1.7.5 Version 1.8.4 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2021-30-vaults-templated-acl-policies-matched-first-created-alias-per-entity-and-auth-backend/32132
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202207-01
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pfmw-vj74-ph8g
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43998