Consul Cluster Peering can Result in Denial of Service
CVE-2023-1297

4.9MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Hashicorp
Status
Consul
Consul Enterprise
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 June 2023

Summary

The cluster peering implementation in Consul and Consul Enterprise has a flaw that permits a peer cluster with a service sharing the same name as a local service to corrupt the Consul state. This situation can lead to a disruption in service, effectively resulting in a denial of service. This vulnerability has been addressed in versions 1.14.5 and 1.15.3 of Consul.

Affected Version(s)

Consul 64 bit 1.14.0 <= 1.14.5

Consul 64 bit 1.15.0 <= 1.15.3

Consul Enterprise 64 bit 1.14.0 <= 1.14.5

References

https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2023-15-consul-clus...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.9
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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