Vulnerability · Published Mar 4, 2024 · Assigned by HashiCorp
CVE-2024-2048Vault Cert Auth Method Did Not Correctly Validate Non-CA Certificates
High 8.1
In plain English
A high-severity improper certificate validation in Vault from HashiCorp. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 39% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
Vault and Vault Enterprise (“Vault”) TLS certificate auth method did not correctly validate client certificates when configured with a non-CA certificate as trusted certificate. In this configuration, an attacker may be able to craft a malicious certificate that could be used to bypass authentication. Fixed in Vault 1.15.5 and 1.14.10.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/hashicorp/vault | 1.15.5 | GHSA-r3w7-mfpm-c2vw |
| Go | github.com/hashicorp/vault | 1.14.10 | GHSA-r3w7-mfpm-c2vw |
| Go | github.com/hashicorp/vault | 1.14.10, 1.15.5 | GO-2024-2617 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| HashiCorp | Vault | 1.15.5 – before 1.16.0 |
| HashiCorp | Vault Enterprise | 1.15.5 – before 1.16.0 |
Weakness: CWE-295 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H