CVE-2023-2816 (Medium) detected in github.com/hashicorp/Consul/api-v1.20.0 - autoclosed

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CVE-2023-2816 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - github.com/hashicorp/Consul/api-v1.20.0

Library home page: https://proxy.golang.org/github.com/hashicorp/consul/api/@v/v1.20.0.zip

Path to dependency file: /go.mod

Path to vulnerable library: /go/pkg/mod/cache/download/github.com/hashicorp/consul/api/@v/v1.20.0.mod

Dependency Hierarchy:

• github.com/xmidt-org/webpa-common/v2-v2.2.0 (Root Library)
  • ❌ github.com/hashicorp/Consul/api-v1.20.0 (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: c4e3d415b3439d7e94da1d6d274688d9697dde8c

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2023-06-02

URL: CVE-2023-2816

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: Low
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2023-16-consul-envoy-extension-downstream-proxy-configuration-by-upstream-service-owner/54525

Release Date: 2023-06-02

Fix Resolution: v1.15.3

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✔️ This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.