Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-43998
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.
Products affected by CVE-2021-43998
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-43998
0.07%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 27 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-43998
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.5
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N |
8.0
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4.9
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NIST | |
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6.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
1.2
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5.2
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-43998
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The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2021-43998
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https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2021-30-vaults-templated-acl-policies-matched-first-created-alias-per-entity-and-auth-backend/32132
HCSEC-2021-30 - Vault's Templated ACL Policies Matched First-Created Alias Per Entity and Auth Backend - Security - HashiCorp DiscussVendor Advisory
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202207-01
HashiCorp Vault: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202207-01) — Gentoo securityThird Party Advisory
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