HashiCorp Vault LDAP Auth User Enumeration (pre1.14.1/1.13.5)
CVE-2023-3462 Published on July 31, 2023
Vault's LDAP Auth Method Allows for User Enumeration
HashiCorp's Vault and Vault Enterprise are vulnerable to user enumeration when using the LDAP auth method. An attacker may submit requests of existent and non-existent LDAP users and observe the response from Vault to check if the account is valid on the LDAP server. This vulnerability is fixed in Vault 1.14.1 and 1.13.5.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-3462 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality, a small impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Side Channel Attack Vulnerability?
The product behaves differently or sends different responses under different circumstances in a way that is observable to an unauthorized actor, which exposes security-relevant information about the state of the product, such as whether a particular operation was successful or not. Discrepancies can take many forms, and variations may be detectable in timing, control flow, communications such as replies or requests, or general behavior. These discrepancies can reveal information about the product's operation or internal state to an unauthorized actor. In some cases, discrepancies can be used by attackers to form a side channel.
CVE-2023-3462 has been classified to as a Side Channel Attack vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-3462
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Affected Versions
HashiCorp Vault:- Version 1.13.0, <= 1.13.4 is affected.
- Version 1.14.0 is affected.
- Version 1.13.0, <= 1.13.4 is affected.
- Version 1.14.0 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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