6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2021-38698
HashiCorp Consul Unauthenticated Service Proxy Registration
Description

HashiCorp Consul and Consul Enterprise 1.10.1 Txn.Apply endpoint allowed services to register proxies for other services, enabling access to service traffic. Fixed in 1.8.15, 1.9.9 and 1.10.2.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 7, 2021, 12:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 14, 2022, 8:58 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-38698 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-2021-38698.

URL Resource
https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2021-24-consul-missing-authorization-check-on-txn-apply-endpoint/29026 Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-09 Third Party Advisory
https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/category/consul Product Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-38698 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
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 14, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-09 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-09 Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 10, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-09 [No Types Assigned]
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 12, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-863 CWE-862
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 15, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2021-24-consul-missing-authorization-check-on-txn-apply-endpoint/29026 No Types Assigned https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2021-24-consul-missing-authorization-check-on-txn-apply-endpoint/29026 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/category/consul No Types Assigned https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/category/consul Product, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-863
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:consul:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.8.15 *cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:consul:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.8.15 *cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:consul:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.9.0 up to (excluding) 1.9.9 *cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:consul:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.9.0 up to (excluding) 1.9.9 *cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:consul:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.10.0 up to (excluding) 1.10.2 *cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:consul:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.10.0 up to (excluding) 1.10.2
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
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.

0.11 }} -0.02%

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0.42389

percentile

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