CVE-2020-12797: Medium severity hashicorp consul vulnerability
Published Jun 11, 2020
·Updated
HashiCorp Consul and Consul Enterprise failed to enforce changes to legacy ACL token rules due to non-propagation to secondary data centers. Introduced in 1.4.0, fixed in 1.6.6 and 1.7.4.
Affected Software
6 affected componentsFixes available
go/github.com/hashicorp/consul>=1.7.0<1.7.4
1.7.4
go/github.com/hashicorp/consul>=1.6.0<1.6.6
1.6.6
Hashicorp Consul>=1.4.0<1.6.6
Hashicorp Consul>=1.4.0<=1.6.6
Hashicorp Consul>=1.7.0<1.7.4
Hashicorp Consul>=1.7.0<1.7.4
Remediation
Patch Available
Event History
Jun 11, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:37 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:37 PM
Description
Jun 23, 2021
Advisory Published
05:52 PM
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is CVE-2020-12797?
CVE-2020-12797 is a vulnerability in HashiCorp Consul and Consul Enterprise that failed to enforce changes to legacy ACL token rules due to non-propagation to secondary data centers.
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What is the severity of CVE-2020-12797?
CVE-2020-12797 has a severity of 5.3 (medium).
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How does CVE-2020-12797 affect HashiCorp Consul?
CVE-2020-12797 affects HashiCorp Consul and Consul Enterprise versions 1.4.0 to 1.7.4.
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What is the remedy for CVE-2020-12797?
To fix CVE-2020-12797, upgrade to HashiCorp Consul or Consul Enterprise version 1.6.6 or 1.7.4.
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Where can I find more information about CVE-2020-12797?
More information about CVE-2020-12797 can be found in the NVD vulnerability details page and the HashiCorp Consul GitHub issues and pull request.