High severity · published Dec 4, 2023
CVE-2023-5332
Patch in third party library Consul requires 'enable-script-checks' to be set to False
8.1
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Patch in third party library Consul requires 'enable-script-checks' to be set to False. This was required to enable a patch by the vendor. Without this setting the patch could be bypassed. This only affects GitLab-EE.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 59% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GI
GitLab · GitLab
9.5.0 before 16.2.8; 16.3.0 before 16.3.5; 16.4.0 · source: NVD
CO
Consul · Hashicorp
before 0.9.4; 1.0.0 before 1.0.8; 1.2.0 before 1.2.4; 1.1.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5332
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5332
Exploit
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/-/issues/8171
Patch
https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/protecting-consul-from-rce-risk-in-specific-configurations
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