{"answers":{"affected":"6 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/hashicorp/vault and vault. It affects 1 product.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38554 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"Upgrade github.com/hashicorp/vault to a fixed version for your release line: 1.6.6 or 1.7.4.","what":"CVE-2021-38554 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hashicorp Vault, published on 13 Aug 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2021-38554 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2021-38554 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hashicorp Vault, published on 13 Aug 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38554 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected packages and fixed versions:\n- github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go): affected all versions; fixed in 1.6.6, 1.7.4\n- github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go): affected all versions; fixed in 1.6.6\n- github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go): affected all versions; fixed in 1.6.6\n- github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go): affected from 1.7.0; fixed in 1.7.4\n- github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go): affected from 1.7.0; fixed in 1.7.4\n- vault (Bitnami): affected all versions; fixed in 1.8.0\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38554/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38554/index.md)","id":"CVE-2021-38554","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38554/index.md","name":"CVE-2021-38554","record":{"aliases":["BIT-vault-2021-38554","GHSA-6239-28c2-9mrm","GO-2022-0632"],"analysis":{"component_type":"server_software","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["data_read"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"HashiCorp Vault","requires_auth":"low_privilege","summary":"Attackers can view secrets cached by the UI in a shared browser, exposing sensitive data to other users.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"information_disclosure"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"mitre","cpe":[{"product":"vault","vendor":"hashicorp"}],"cvss":{"score":5.3,"severity":"medium","source":"nvd","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-212","name":"Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer"}],"description":"HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise’s UI erroneously cached and exposed user-viewed secrets between sessions in a single shared browser. Fixed in 1.8.0 and pending 1.7.4 / 1.6.6 releases.","ecosystems":["Bitnami","Go"],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":true,"headline":"Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer in HashiCorp Vault","id":"CVE-2021-38554","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":"Bitnami","product":"hashicorp:vault","products":["hashicorp:vault"],"type":"information_disclosure","year":"2021"},"n_packages":6,"n_references":2,"next":{"headline":"An XML external entity (XXE) injection vulnerability exists in Apache Any23 StreamUtils.java","id":"CVE-2021-38555"},"packages":[{"ecosystem":"Bitnami","fixed":["1.8.0"],"introduced":["0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"vault","purl":"pkg:bitnami/vault","source":"BIT-vault-2021-38554"},{"ecosystem":"Go","fixed":["1.6.6","1.7.4"],"introduced":["0","1.7.0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"github.com/hashicorp/vault","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/hashicorp/vault","source":"GO-2022-0632"},{"ecosystem":"Go","fixed":["1.6.6"],"introduced":["0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"github.com/hashicorp/vault","purl":null,"source":"GHSA-6239-28c2-9mrm"},{"ecosystem":"Go","fixed":["1.6.6"],"introduced":["0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"github.com/hashicorp/vault","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/hashicorp/vault","source":"GHSA-6239-28c2-9mrm"},{"ecosystem":"Go","fixed":["1.7.4"],"introduced":["1.7.0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"github.com/hashicorp/vault","purl":null,"source":"GHSA-6239-28c2-9mrm"},{"ecosystem":"Go","fixed":["1.7.4"],"introduced":["1.7.0"],"last_affected":[],"package":"github.com/hashicorp/vault","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/hashicorp/vault","source":"GHSA-6239-28c2-9mrm"}],"prev":{"headline":"HashiCorp Vault underlying database had excessively broad filesystem permissions from v1.4.0 until v1.8.0","id":"CVE-2021-38553"},"products":["n/a"],"published":"2021-08-13","related":[{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Hardcoded credentials in n/a","id":"CVE-2020-35192","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2020-12-17"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"Improper Input Validation in HashiCorp Vault","id":"CVE-2020-12757","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2020-06-10"},{"cvss_score":9.1,"headline":"Arbitrary Remote Code Execution via Plugin Catalog Abuse","id":"CVE-2025-6000","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2025-08-01"},{"cvss_score":9.1,"headline":"HashiCorp Vault vulnerable to incorrect metadata access","id":"CVE-2022-40186","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2022-09-22"},{"cvss_score":9.1,"headline":"Missing authorization in n/a","id":"CVE-2022-36129","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2022-07-26"},{"cvss_score":9.1,"headline":"HashiCorp Vault Improper Privilege Management","id":"CVE-2020-10661","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2020-03-23"},{"cvss_score":8.2,"headline":"Authentication Bypass by Spoofing and Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity in Hashicorp Vault","id":"CVE-2020-16250","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2020-08-26"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"Apache-2.0","name":"Bitnami","prefix":"BIT"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CC BY 4.0","name":"GitHub Advisory Database","prefix":"GHSA"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CC BY 4.0","name":"Go Vulnerability Database","prefix":"GO"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":null,"exploitation":null,"technical_impact":null},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2024-08-04","vendors":["n/a"]},"summary":"Attackers can view secrets cached by the UI in a shared browser, exposing sensitive data to other users.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38554/"}