CVE-2023-2121

Vault’s KV Diff Viewer Allowed for HTML Injection

Description

Vault and Vault Enterprise's (Vault) key-value v2 (kv-v2) diff viewer allowed HTML injection into the Vault web UI through key values. This vulnerability, CVE-2023-2121, is fixed in Vault 1.14.0, 1.13.3, 1.12.7, and 1.11.11.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.59%
Vendor Advisory hashicorp.com
Affected: HashiCorp Vault
Affected: HashiCorp Vault Enterprise
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2023-17-vault-s-kv-diff-viewer-allowed-html-injection/54814 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-2121?
CVE-2023-2121 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-2121?
To fix CVE-2023-2121, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-2121 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-2121 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-2121?
CVE-2023-2121 affects HashiCorp Vault, HashiCorp Vault Enterprise.
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