CVE-2024-10005 Consul L7 Intentions Vulnerable To URL Path Bypass

High 8.1 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass HTTP path-based access rules in Consul L7 intentions by manipulating URL paths, requiring specific configuration to exploit.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2024-10005?

CVE-2024-10005 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in HashiCorp Consul, published on 30 Oct 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability was identified in Consul and Consul Enterprise (“Consul”) such that using URL paths in L7 traffic intentions could bypass HTTP request path-based access rules.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-10005?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/hashicorp/consul and consul. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
github.com/hashicorp/consul GoFrom 1.9.01.20.1
github.com/hashicorp/consul GoFrom 1.9.01.20.1
github.com/hashicorp/consul GoFrom 1.9.01.20.1
consul BitnamiFrom 1.9.01.20.1

Products include Hashicorp Consul.

How do I fix CVE-2024-10005?

Upgrade github.com/hashicorp/consul to 1.20.1 or later.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2024-10005 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10005 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Sources

Also known as BIT-consul-2024-10005, CLEANSTART-2026-AW78522, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-10005, GHSA-chgm-7r52-whjj, GO-2024-3243, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-10005.

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