CVE-2023-2816
mediumpriority · track · 26EPSS 0.006 · 48 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Consul and Consul Enterprise allowed any user with service:write permissions to use Envoy extensions configured via service-defaults to patch remote proxy instances that target the configured service, regardless of whether the user has permission to modify the service(s) corresponding to those modified proxies.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6–8.7
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (9)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
advisories (3)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- GHSA-rqjq-ww83-wv5cHashicorp Consul allows user with service:write permissions to patch remote proxy instances2023-06-03ghsa · osvUS
Consul and Consul Enterprise allowed any user with service:write permissions to use Envoy extensions configured via service-defaults to patch remote proxy instances that target the configured service, regardless of whether the user has permission to modify the service(s) corresponding to those modified proxies.
- BIT-consul-2023-2816Consul Envoy Extension Downsteam Proxy Configuration By Upstream Service Owner2024-03-06vendor · osvUS
Consul and Consul Enterprise allowed any user with service:write permissions to use Envoy extensions configured via service-defaults to patch remote proxy instances that target the configured service, regardless of whether the user has permission to modify the service(s) corresponding to those modified proxies.
- GO-2023-1828Hashicorp Consul allows user with service:write permissions to patch remote proxy instances in github.com/hashicorp/consul2024-08-20vendor · osvUS
Hashicorp Consul allows user with service:write permissions to patch remote proxy instances in github.com/hashicorp/consul
also known as (6)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
- CNNVD-202306-145cnnvd
- EUVD-2023-1879enisa_euvd
- GHSA-rqjq-ww83-wv5cenisa_euvd
- BIT-consul-2023-2816osv
- GHSA-rqjq-ww83-wv5cosv
- GO-2023-1828osv
sources
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references (4)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-2816/cnnvd
- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2023-16-consul-envoy-extension-downstream-proxy-configuration-by-upstream-service-owner/54525cnnvd
- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2023-16-consul-envoy-extension-downstream-proxy-configuration-by-upstream-service-owner/54525enisa_euvd
- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2023-16-consul-envoy-extension-downstream-proxy-configuration-by-upstream-service-owner/54525Vendor Advisorynvd
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