CVE-2024-5798

Vault Incorrectly Validated JSON Web Tokens (JWT) Audience Claims

Description

Vault and Vault Enterprise did not properly validate the JSON Web Token (JWT) role-bound audience claim when using the Vault JWT auth method. This may have resulted in Vault validating a JWT the audience and role-bound claims do not match, allowing an invalid login to succeed when it should have been rejected. This vulnerability, CVE-2024-5798, was fixed in Vault and Vault Enterprise 1.17.0, 1.16.3, and 1.15.9

Category

2.6
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.08%
Affected: HashiCorp Vault
Affected: HashiCorp Vault Enterprise
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2024-11-vault-incorrectly-validated-json-web-tokens-jwt-audience-claims/67770

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-5798?
CVE-2024-5798 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-5798?
To fix CVE-2024-5798, 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-2024-5798 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-5798 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-5798?
CVE-2024-5798 affects HashiCorp Vault, HashiCorp Vault Enterprise.
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