5.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2020-12797
HashiCorp Consul Legacy ACL Token Propagation Vulnerability
Description

HashiCorp Consul and Consul Enterprise failed to enforce changes to legacy ACL token rules due to non-propagation to secondary data centers. Introduced in 1.4.0, fixed in 1.6.6 and 1.7.4.

INFO

Published Date :

June 11, 2020, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 21, 2021, 11:39 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-12797 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Hashicorp consul
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-12797.

URL Resource
https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/blob/v1.6.6/CHANGELOG.md Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/blob/v1.7.4/CHANGELOG.md Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/pull/8047 Patch Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-12797 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-732 NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 17, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/blob/v1.6.6/CHANGELOG.md No Types Assigned https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/blob/v1.6.6/CHANGELOG.md Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/blob/v1.7.4/CHANGELOG.md No Types Assigned https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/blob/v1.7.4/CHANGELOG.md Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/pull/8047 No Types Assigned https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/pull/8047 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-732
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:consul:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.4.0 up to (excluding) 1.6.6 *cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:consul:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.4.0 up to (including) 1.6.6 *cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:consul:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.7.0 up to (excluding) 1.7.4 *cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:consul:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.7.0 up to (excluding) 1.7.4
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

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0.40539

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