What is CVE-2023-3518?

CVE-2023-3518 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hashicorp Consul, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2023-08-09.

How severe is CVE-2023-3518?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Hashicorp Consul

CVE-2023-3518

HashiCorp Consul and Consul Enterprise 1.16.0 when using JWT Auth for service mesh incorrectly allows/denies access regardless of service identities. Fixed in 1.16.1.

EPSS: 0.001 (32.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Hashicorp Consul — versions 1.16.0
Hashicorp Consul Enterprise — versions 1.16.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-266 — Incorrect Privilege Assignment

References

discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2023-25-consul-jwt-auth-in-l7-intentions-allow-fo…

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-3518?: CVE-2023-3518 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hashicorp Consul, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2023-08-09.
How severe is CVE-2023-3518?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.