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CVE-2023-24999

4.4 · MEDIUM

HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise’s approle auth method allowed any authenticated user with access to an approle destroy endpoint to destroy the secret ID of any other role by providing the secr…

Published Mar 11, 2023CWE-863EPSS 0.60%

Overview

CVE-2023-24999 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 11, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.4 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.4, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise’s approle auth method allowed any authenticated user with access to an approle destroy endpoint to destroy the secret ID of any other role by providing the secret ID accessor. This vulnerability is fixed in Vault 1.13.0, 1.12.4, 1.11.8, 1.10.11 and above.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refdiscuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2023-07-vault-fails-to-verify-if-approle-secretid-belongs-to-role-during-a-destroy-operation/51305Refsecurity.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230505-0001/Refdiscuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2023-07-vault-fails-to-verify-if-approle-secretid-belongs-to-role-during-a-destroy-operation/51305Refsecurity.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230505-0001/

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-24999?

CVE-2023-24999 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on March 11, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.4 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2023-24999?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.4, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2023-24999?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2023-24999?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2023-24999 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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