CVE-2021-38554: Medium severity HashiCorp Vault vulnerability

Published Aug 13, 2021
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Updated

HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise’s UI erroneously cached and exposed user-viewed secrets between sessions in a single shared browser. Fixed in 1.8.0 and pending 1.7.4 / 1.6.6 releases.

Affected Software

2 affected components
HashiCorp Vault<1.8.0
HashiCorp Vault<1.8.0

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.8.0
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.7.4
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.6.6

Event History

Aug 13, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:45 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:45 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·04:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2021-38554.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2021-38554?

The severity of CVE-2021-38554 is medium.

3

What is the affected software for CVE-2021-38554?

The affected software for CVE-2021-38554 is HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise.

4

How does CVE-2021-38554 impact users?

CVE-2021-38554 erroneously caches and exposes user-viewed secrets between sessions in a single shared browser.

5

What is the fix for CVE-2021-38554?

CVE-2021-38554 is fixed in version 1.8.0 of HashiCorp Vault, and pending releases 1.7.4 and 1.6.6.

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