CVE-2021-38698
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
8.0
Description
HashiCorp Consul and Consul Enterprise 1.10.1 Txn.Apply endpoint allowed services to register proxies for other services, enabling access to service traffic. in github.com/hashicorp/consul
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-38698
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 1.10.2-1 | |
| debian | bullseye | affected | |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/hashicorp/consul | >=1.10.1,<1.10.2 | 1.10.2 |
| Go | github.com/hashicorp/consul | >=1.9.0,<1.9.9 | 1.9.9 |
| Go | github.com/hashicorp/consul | <1.8.15 | 1.8.15 |
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-38698
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38698
- https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/pull/10824
- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2021-24-consul-missing-authorization-check-on-txn-apply-endpoint/29026
- https://github.com/hashicorp/consul
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-09
- https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/category/consul
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6hw5-6gcx-phmw
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.