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CVE-2023-2197

Vault Enterprise Vulnerable to Padding Oracle Attacks When Using a CBC-based Encryption Mechanism with a HSM

Published: May 1, 2023Updated: Jan 30, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-326
2.5LOW
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 99.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Workaround Only
Self-Check
Not available

Description

HashiCorp Vault Enterprise 1.13.0 up to 1.13.1 is vulnerable to a padding oracle attack when using an HSM in conjunction with the CKM_AES_CBC_PAD or CKM_AES_CBC encryption mechanisms. An attacker with privileges to modify storage and restart Vault may be able to intercept or modify cipher text in order to derive Vault’s root key. Fixed in 1.13.2

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:HPR:HUI:NS:CC:LI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-326

Affected Products

HashiCorp
commercial·USaka hashicorp inc.
Vault EnterpriseSaaSSaaS Service
Cloud & SaaS
vaultSaaSSaaS Service
Cloud & SaaS

Exploitability

Workaround Available

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Credential Access
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References

https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2023-14-vault-enterprise-vulnerable-to-padding-oracle-attacks-when-using-a-cbc-based-encryption-mechanism-with-a-hsm/53322
discuss.hashicorp.com
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230609-0007/
security.netapp.com
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