CVE-2021-38554

HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise’s UI erroneously cached and exposed user-viewed secrets between sessions in a single shared browser. Fixed in 1.8.0 and pending 1.7.4 / 1.6.6 releases.

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 3.5 LOW

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.6 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

3.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 6.8 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2021-19-vault-s-ui-cached-user-viewed-secrets-between-shared-browser-sessions/28166	Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202207-01	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:::::-:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:::::enterprise:::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2021-08-13 16:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 18:28

NVD link : CVE-2021-38554

Mitre link : CVE-2021-38554

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-38554

JSON object : View

Products Affected

hashicorp

vault

CWE

CWE-212

Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer

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