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 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. 17, 2024, 2:58 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.2
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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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 |
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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
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.
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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
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-9180 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-9180
weaknesses.