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CVE-2023-0665

HashiCorp Vault's PKI mount issuer endpoints did not correctly authorize access to remove an issuer or modify issuer met

HashiCorp Vault's PKI mount issuer endpoints did not correctly authorize access to remove an issuer or modify issuer metadata, potentially resulting in denial of service of the PKI mount. This bug did not affect public or private key material, trust chains or certificate issuance. Fixed in Vault 1.13.1, 1.12.5, and 1.11.9.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 EPSS 0.001
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Weakness Classification

CWE-285Improper Authorization
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Affected Products & Versions

3
hashicorp vault< 1.11.9
hashicorp vault>= 1.12.0 and < 1.12.5
hashicorp vault>= 1.13.0 and < 1.13.1
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Go github.com/hashicorp/vault MODERATE fixed in 1.11.9
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productmediumAzure Key Vault Modified or Deleted
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Scoring & Timeline

6.5
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · security@hashicorp.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD30 Mar 2023 · 01:15 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
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Vendor Advisories

3
rhsaRHSA-2023:5006Important
rhsaRHSA-2023:1326Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2023:3742Moderate
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References & Sources

2
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2023-11-vault-s-pki-issuer-endpoint-did-not-correctly-authorize-access-to-issuer-metadata/52079/1Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230526-0008/
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