CVE-2021-27400 Security feature bypass in n/a
Attackers can intercept or manipulate data between Vault and Cassandra due to missing TLS certificate validation, compromising data confidentiality and integrity.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-27400?
CVE-2021-27400 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hashicorp Vault, published on 22 Apr 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise Cassandra integrations (storage backend and database secrets engine plugin) did not validate TLS certificates when connecting to Cassandra clusters. Fixed in 1.6.4 and 1.7.1
Weakness: CWE-295
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-27400?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including vault. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
vault Bitnami | All versions | 1.6.4, 1.7.1 |
Products include Hashicorp Vault.
How do I fix CVE-2021-27400?
Upgrade vault to a fixed version for your release line: 1.6.4 or 1.7.1.
Is CVE-2021-27400 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-27400 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Hashicorp Vault
Sources
Also known as BIT-vault-2021-27400, GHSA-4wr6-x9g6-m47v.