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TI-2023-01224 Aliases CVE-2023-1297GHSA-c57c-7hrj-6q6v

Consul Cluster Peering can Result in Denial of Service

Priority LOW 34CWE-826Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

Consul and Consul Enterprise's cluster peering implementation contained a flaw whereby a peer cluster with service of the same name as a local service could corrupt Consul state, resulting in denial of service. This vulnerability was resolved in Consul 1.14.5, and 1.15.3

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00768 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed github.com/hashicorp/consul (Go): 1.14.5, 1.15.3

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
HashiCorpConsul1.14.0 – 1.14.5; 1.15.0 – 1.15.3—No fix listedCNA
HashiCorpConsul Enterprise1.14.0 – 1.14.5; 1.15.0 – 1.15.3—No fix listedCNA
—github.com/hashicorp/consul (Go)before 1.14.51.14.5Patch availableGHSA-c57c-7hrj-6q6v
—github.com/hashicorp/consul (Go)1.15.0 to before 1.15.31.15.3Patch availableGHSA-c57c-7hrj-6q6v
  • Consul VendorHashiCorp Affected 1.14.0 – 1.14.5; 1.15.0 – 1.15.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Consul Enterprise VendorHashiCorp Affected 1.14.0 – 1.14.5; 1.15.0 – 1.15.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • github.com/hashicorp/consul (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.14.5 Fixed in 1.14.5 Patch available GHSA-c57c-7hrj-6q6v
  • github.com/hashicorp/consul (Go) Vendor— Affected 1.15.0 to before 1.15.3 Fixed in 1.15.3 Patch available GHSA-c57c-7hrj-6q6v

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:consul:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*1.13.0 to before 1.14.7VulnerableHashiCorp
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:consul:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*1.13.0 to before 1.14.7VulnerableHashiCorp
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:consul:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*1.15.0 to before 1.15.3VulnerableHashiCorp
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:consul:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*1.15.0 to before 1.15.3VulnerableHashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:consul:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 1.13.0 to before 1.14.7 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:consul:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 1.13.0 to before 1.14.7 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:consul:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 1.15.0 to before 1.15.3 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:consul:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 1.15.0 to before 1.15.3 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-c57c-7hrj-6q6v github.com/hashicorp/consul (Go) Fixed in 1.14.5 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-c57c-7hrj-6q6v github.com/hashicorp/consul (Go) Fixed in 1.15.3 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-1297
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c57c-7hrj-6q6v

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2021-18437 HashiCorp Consul Enterprise before 1.8.17, 1.9.x before 1.9.11, and 1.10.x before 1.10.4… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-11698 HashiCorp Consul and Consul Enterprise up to 1.9.16, 1.10.9, and 1.11.4 may allow server… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2021-02215 An issue was discovered in GoGo Protobuf before 1.3.2. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2024-09286 Consul L7 Intentions Vulnerable To Headers Bypass CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
  • TI-2023-02638 Consul Envoy Extension Downsteam Proxy Configuration By Upstream Service Owner CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2022-03595 Consul Peering Imported Nodes/Services Leak CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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