Vulnerability in Hashicorp Vault

CVE-2023-2197

HashiCorp Vault Enterprise 1.13.0 up to 1.13.1 is vulnerable to a padding oracle attack when using an HSM in conjunction with the CKM_AES_CBC_PAD or CKM_AES_CBC encryption mechanisms. An attacker with privileges to modify storage and restart Vault may be able to intercept or modify cipher text in order to derive Vault’s root key. Fixed in 1.13.2

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (0.3th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 0th percentile — 0.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2023-2197: held from 0.001 to 0.001.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-2197?
CVE-2023-2197 is a low-severity vulnerability in Hashicorp Vault, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 2.5/10. Published 2023-05-01.
How severe is CVE-2023-2197?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.5 out of 10.