CVE-2023-2197
lowpriority · track · 10EPSS 0.001 · 0 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
HashiCorp Vault Enterprise 1.13.0 up to 1.13.1 is vulnerable to a padding oracle attack when using an HSM in conjunction with the CKM_AES_CBC_PAD or CKM_AES_CBC encryption mechanisms. An attacker with privileges to modify storage and restart Vault may be able to intercept or modify cipher text in order to derive Vault’s root key. Fixed in 1.13.2
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affected products (3)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-1104Hashicorp Vault: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Umgehen von SicherheitsvorkehrungenDeutsch2023-05-01csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Hashicorp Vault ausnutzen, um kryptografische Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
- BIT-vault-2023-2197Vault Enterprise Vulnerable to Padding Oracle Attacks When Using a CBC-based Encryption Mechanism with a HSM2024-03-06vendor · osvUS
HashiCorp Vault Enterprise 1.13.0 up to 1.13.1 is vulnerable to a padding oracle attack when using an HSM in conjunction with the CKM_AES_CBC_PAD or CKM_AES_CBC encryption mechanisms. An attacker with privileges to modify storage and restart Vault may be able to intercept or modify cipher text in order to derive Vault’s root key. Fixed in 1.13.2
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references (7)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-2197/cnnvd
- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2023-14-vault-enterprise-vulnerable-to-padding-oracle-attacks-when-using-a-cbc-based-encryption-mechanism-with-a-hsm/53322cnnvd
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230609-0007/cnnvd
- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2023-14-vault-enterprise-vulnerable-to-padding-oracle-attacks-when-using-a-cbc-based-encryption-mechanism-with-a-hsm/53322enisa_euvd
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230609-0007/enisa_euvd
- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2023-14-vault-enterprise-vulnerable-to-padding-oracle-attacks-when-using-a-cbc-based-encryption-mechanism-with-a-hsm/53322MitigationVendor Advisorynvd
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230609-0007/nvd
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