7.2
HIGH
CVE-2024-9180
Apache Vault Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

A privileged Vault operator with write permissions to the root namespace’s identity endpoint could escalate their own or another user’s privileges to Vault’s root policy. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.18.0 and Vault Enterprise 1.18.0, 1.17.7, 1.16.11, and 1.15.16.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 10, 2024, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 18, 2024, 8:15 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-9180 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 vault
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
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-2024-9180.

URL Resource
https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2024-21-vault-operators-in-root-namespace-may-elevate-their-privileges/70565 Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-9180 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • Cybersecurity News
Critical EoP Flaw in Microsoft’s Remote Registry: Researcher Publishes PoC for CVE-2024-43532

Akamai researcher Stiv Kupchik published the technical details and a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code for a critical Elevation of Privilege (EoP) vulnerability, CVE-2024-43532, in Microsoft’s Remot ... Read more

Published Date: Oct 22, 2024 (3 weeks, 5 days ago)
CVE-2024-20458 CVE-2024-9180 CVE-2024-43532 CVE-2024-45519 CVE-2024-7481 CVE-2024-7479 CVE-2024-21545 CVE-2024-26218
  • Cybersecurity News
CVE-2024-9180: HashiCorp Vault Vulnerability Could Lead to Privilege Escalation

HashiCorp has issued a security bulletin disclosing a vulnerability in its Vault secret management platform that could allow attackers to escalate their privileges to the highly sensitive root policy. ... Read more

Published Date: Oct 13, 2024 (1 month ago)
CVE-2024-9180 CVE-2024-8015 CVE-2024-44193 CVE-2024-22170 CVE-2024-9043 CVE-2024-7387 CVE-2024-45496 CVE-2023-42659

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-9180 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]

    Oct. 18, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A privileged Vault operator with write permissions to the root namespace’s identity endpoint could escalate their privileges to Vault’s root policy. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.18.0 and Vault Enterprise 1.18.0, 1.17.7, 1.16.11, and 1.15.16. A privileged Vault operator with write permissions to the root namespace’s identity endpoint could escalate their own or another user’s privileges to Vault’s root policy. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.18.0 and Vault Enterprise 1.18.0, 1.17.7, 1.16.11, and 1.15.16.
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 17, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2024-21-vault-operators-in-root-namespace-may-elevate-their-privileges/70565 No Types Assigned https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2024-21-vault-operators-in-root-namespace-may-elevate-their-privileges/70565 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.7.7 up to (including) 1.17.7 *cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.7.7 up to (excluding) 1.18.0 *cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.15.0 up to (excluding) 1.15.16 *cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.16.0 up to (excluding) 1.16.11
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 10, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A privileged Vault operator with write permissions to the root namespace’s identity endpoint could escalate their privileges to Vault’s root policy. Fixed in Vault Community Edition 1.18.0 and Vault Enterprise 1.18.0, 1.17.7, 1.16.11, and 1.15.16.
    Added Reference HashiCorp Inc. https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2024-21-vault-operators-in-root-namespace-may-elevate-their-privileges/70565 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE HashiCorp Inc. CWE-266
    Added CVSS V3.1 HashiCorp Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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