Privilege escalation in Hashicorp Consul
CVE-2023-2816
Consul and Consul Enterprise allowed any user with service:write permissions to use Envoy extensions configured via service-defaults to patch remote proxy instances that target the configured service, regardless of whether the user has permission to modify the service(s) corresponding to those modified proxies.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (46.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 46.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Hashicorp Consul — versions 1.15.0, 1.15.1, 1.15.2
- Hashicorp Consul Enterprise — versions 1.15.0, 1.15.1, 1.15.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-2816?
- CVE-2023-2816 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hashicorp Consul, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 8.7/10. Published 2023-06-02.
- How severe is CVE-2023-2816?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.7 out of 10.