Privilege Escalation Affecting github.com/hashicorp/vault/vault package, versions >=0.9.0 <1.3.4


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.09% (38th percentile)
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NVD
5.3 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMHASHICORPVAULTVAULT-560939
  • published 23 Mar 2020
  • disclosed 23 Mar 2020
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/hashicorp/vault/vault to version 1.3.4 or higher.

Overview

github.com/hashicorp/vault/vault is a tool for securely accessing secrets.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Privilege Escalation. Under certain circumstances, an Entity's Group membership inadvertently includes Groups the Entity no longer has permissions to.