CVE-2020-28053

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202208-09

Severity Score

6.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

HashiCorp Consul and Consul Enterprise 1.2.0 up to 1.8.5 allowed operators with operator:read ACL permissions to read the Connect CA private key configuration. Fixed in 1.6.10, 1.7.10, and 1.8.6.

HashiCorp Consul y Consul Enterprise versiones 1.2.0 hasta 1.8.5, permitieron a operadores con operador: leer unos permisos ACL para leer la configuración de la clave privada de Connect CA. Corregido en versiones 1.6.10, 1.7.10 y 1.8.6

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in HashiCorp Consul, the worst of which could result in denial of service. Versions less than 1.9.17 are affected.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2020-11-02 CVE Reserved
2020-11-23 CVE Published
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source
https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#186-november-19-2020	Release Notes

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-09	2022-10-25
https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/category/consul	2022-10-25

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Hashicorp Search vendor "Hashicorp"		Consul Search vendor "Hashicorp" for product "Consul"				>= 1.2.0 < 1.6.10 Search vendor "Hashicorp" for product "Consul" and version " >= 1.2.0 < 1.6.10"		-		Affected
Hashicorp Search vendor "Hashicorp"		Consul Search vendor "Hashicorp" for product "Consul"				>= 1.2.0 < 1.6.10 Search vendor "Hashicorp" for product "Consul" and version " >= 1.2.0 < 1.6.10"		enterprise		Affected
Hashicorp Search vendor "Hashicorp"		Consul Search vendor "Hashicorp" for product "Consul"				>= 1.7.0 < 1.7.10 Search vendor "Hashicorp" for product "Consul" and version " >= 1.7.0 < 1.7.10"		-		Affected
Hashicorp Search vendor "Hashicorp"		Consul Search vendor "Hashicorp" for product "Consul"				>= 1.7.0 < 1.7.10 Search vendor "Hashicorp" for product "Consul" and version " >= 1.7.0 < 1.7.10"		enterprise		Affected
Hashicorp Search vendor "Hashicorp"		Consul Search vendor "Hashicorp" for product "Consul"				>= 1.8.0 < 1.8.6 Search vendor "Hashicorp" for product "Consul" and version " >= 1.8.0 < 1.8.6"		-		Affected
Hashicorp Search vendor "Hashicorp"		Consul Search vendor "Hashicorp" for product "Consul"				>= 1.8.0 < 1.8.6 Search vendor "Hashicorp" for product "Consul" and version " >= 1.8.0 < 1.8.6"		enterprise		Affected