High severity · published Aug 9, 2023
CVE-2023-3518
HashiCorp Consul and Consul Enterprise 1.16.0 when using JWT Auth for service mesh incorrectly allows/denies access regardless of service identities
7.3
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
HashiCorp Consul and Consul Enterprise 1.16.0 when using JWT Auth for service mesh incorrectly allows/denies access regardless of service identities. Fixed in 1.16.1.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 39% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CO
Consul · Hashicorp
1.16.0; 1.16.0; 1.16.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3518
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3518
Vendor Advisory
https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2023-25-consul-jwt-auth-in-l7-intentions-allow-for-mismatched-service-identity-and-jwt-providers/57004
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