CVE-2020-16251: High severity hashicorp vault vulnerability

Published Aug 26, 2020
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Updated

A vulnerability was identified in Vault and Vault Enterprise (“Vault”) such that, with the GCP Auth Method configured and under certain circumstances, the values relied upon by Vault to validate Google Compute Engine (GCE) VMs may be manipulated and authentication bypassed.

https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/category/vault/ https://github.com/hashicorp/vault/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#151 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159479/Hashicorp-Vault-GCP-IAM-Integration-Authentication-Bypass.html

Other sources

HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise versions 0.8.3 and newer, when configured with the GCP GCE auth method, may be vulnerable to authentication bypass. Fixed in 1.2.5, 1.3.8, 1.4.4, and 1.5.1.

Affected Software

16 affected componentsFixes available
HashiCorp Vault>=0.8.3<1.2.5
HashiCorp Vault>=1.3.0<1.3.8
HashiCorp Vault>=1.4.0<1.4.4
HashiCorp Vault>=1.5.0<1.5.1
HashiCorp Vault>=0.8.3<1.2.5
HashiCorp Vault>=1.3.0<1.3.8
HashiCorp Vault>=1.4.0<1.4.4
HashiCorp Vault>=1.5.0<1.5.1
redhat/vault<1.2.5
1.2.5
redhat/vault<1.3.8
1.3.8
redhat/vault<1.4.4
1.4.4
redhat/vault<1.5.1
1.5.1
go/github.com/hashicorp/vault>=1.5.0<1.5.1
1.5.1
go/github.com/hashicorp/vault>=1.4.0<1.4.4
1.4.4
go/github.com/hashicorp/vault>=1.3.0<1.3.8
1.3.8
go/github.com/hashicorp/vault>=0.8.3<1.2.5
1.2.5

Event History

Aug 26, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:19 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:19 PM
Description
Jan 31, 2024
Advisory Published
via GitHub·12:21 AM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this vulnerability?

CVE-2020-16251.

2

What is the affected software?

HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise versions 0.8.3 and newer, when configured with the GCP GCE auth method.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2020-16251?

The severity of CVE-2020-16251 is high, with a CVSS score of 8.2.

4

How can I fix CVE-2020-16251?

The vulnerability has been fixed in versions 1.2.5, 1.3.8, 1.4.4, and 1.5.1 of HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2020-16251?

You can find more information about CVE-2020-16251 on the following references: http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159479/Hashicorp-Vault-GCP-IAM-Integration-Authentication-Bypass.html, https://github.com/hashicorp/vault/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#151, and https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/category/vault/.

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