CVE-2023-0690 Boundary Workers Store Rotated Credentials in Plaintext Even When a Key Management Service Configured
Attackers with disk access can read plaintext credentials from HashiCorp Boundary workers when KMS encryption fails during rotation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-0690?
CVE-2023-0690 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HashiCorp Boundary, published on 8 Feb 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
HashiCorp Boundary from 0.10.0 through 0.11.2 contain an issue where when using a PKI-based worker with a Key Management Service (KMS) defined in the configuration file, new credentials created after an automatic rotation may not have been encrypted via the intended KMS. This would result in the credentials being stored in plaintext on the Boundary PKI worker’s disk.
This issue is fixed in version 0.12.0.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0690?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/hashicorp/boundary. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
github.com/hashicorp/boundary Go | From 0.10.0 | 0.12.0 |
github.com/hashicorp/boundary Go | From 0.10.0 | 0.12.0 |
github.com/hashicorp/boundary Go | From 0.10.0 | 0.12.0 |
Products include Hashicorp Boundary.
How do I fix CVE-2023-0690?
Upgrade github.com/hashicorp/boundary to 0.12.0 or later.
Is CVE-2023-0690 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0690 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in HashiCorp Boundary
- CVE-2022-36130 Privilege escalation in n/a
- CVE-2024-1052 Boundary Vulnerable to Session Hijacking Through TLS Certificate Tampering
- CVE-2022-36182 Hashicorp Boundary vulnerable to clickjacking
- CVE-2024-12289 Boundary Controller Incorrectly Handles HTTP Requests On Initialization Which May Lead to a Denial of Service
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9vrm-v9xv-x3xr, GO-2023-1898.