CVE-2023-2197 Vault Enterprise Vulnerable to Padding Oracle Attacks When Using a CBC-based Encryption Mechanism with a HSM
Attackers with storage access can exploit a padding oracle in HSM-backed CBC encryption to derive the root key, compromising all secrets.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-2197?
CVE-2023-2197 is a low-severity vulnerability in Hashicorp Vault, published on 1 May 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
HashiCorp Vault Enterprise 1.13.0 up to 1.13.1 is vulnerable to a padding oracle attack when using an HSM in conjunction with the CKM_AES_CBC_PAD or CKM_AES_CBC encryption mechanisms. An attacker with privileges to modify storage and restart Vault may be able to intercept or modify cipher text in order to derive Vault’s root key. Fixed in 1.13.2
Weakness: CWE-326
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2197?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including vault. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
vault Bitnami | From 1.13.0 | 1.13.2 |
Products include Hashicorp Vault.
How do I fix CVE-2023-2197?
Upgrade vault to 1.13.2 or later.
Is CVE-2023-2197 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2197 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Hashicorp Vault
Sources
Also known as BIT-vault-2023-2197, GHSA-33j2-92xf-fwm3.