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CVE-2021-45042

Published: Dec 17, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-noinfo
4.9MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.4%
Top 30.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

In HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise before 1.7.7, 1.8.x before 1.8.6, and 1.9.x before 1.9.1, clusters using the Integrated Storage backend allowed an authenticated user (with write permissions to a kv secrets engine) to cause a panic and denial of service of the storage backend. The earliest affected version is 1.4.0.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:HUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

hashicorp
commercial·USaka hashicorp inc.
vaultSaaSSaaS Service
Cloud & SaaS
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec2-21-33-vault-s-kv-secrets-engine-with-integrated-storage-exposed-to-authenticated-denial-of-service/33157
discuss.hashicorp.com
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202207-01
security.gentoo.org
https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/category/vault
hashicorp.com
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