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TI-2023-01994 Aliases CVE-2023-2121GHSA-gq98-53rq-qr5h

Vault’s KV Diff Viewer Allowed for HTML Injection

Priority LOW 25CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 3 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00417 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Vault (HashiCorp): 1.13.3, 1.12.7, 1.11.11Vault Enterprise (HashiCorp): 1.13.3, 1.12.7, 1.11.11+1 more productRed Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 3 without a fix

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
HashiCorpVault1.13.0 to before 1.13.3; 1.12.0 to before 1.12.7; 1.11.0 to before 1.11.11; 1.10.0 to before 1.11.01.13.3, 1.12.7, 1.11.11Patch availableCNA
HashiCorpVault Enterprise1.13.0 to before 1.13.3; 1.12.0 to before 1.12.7; 1.11.0 to before 1.11.11; 1.10.0 to before 1.11.01.13.3, 1.12.7, 1.11.11Patch availableCNA
—github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go)before 1.11.111.11.11Patch availableGHSA-gq98-53rq-qr5h
—github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go)1.12.0 to before 1.12.71.12.7Patch availableGHSA-gq98-53rq-qr5h
—github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go)1.13.0 to before 1.13.31.13.3Patch availableGHSA-gq98-53rq-qr5h
  • Vault VendorHashiCorp Affected 1.13.0 to before 1.13.3; 1.12.0 to before 1.12.7; 1.11.0 to before 1.11.11; 1.10.0 to before 1.11.0 Fixed in 1.13.3, 1.12.7, 1.11.11 Patch available CNA
  • Vault Enterprise VendorHashiCorp Affected 1.13.0 to before 1.13.3; 1.12.0 to before 1.12.7; 1.11.0 to before 1.11.11; 1.10.0 to before 1.11.0 Fixed in 1.13.3, 1.12.7, 1.11.11 Patch available CNA
  • github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.11.11 Fixed in 1.11.11 Patch available GHSA-gq98-53rq-qr5h
  • github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Vendor— Affected 1.12.0 to before 1.12.7 Fixed in 1.12.7 Patch available GHSA-gq98-53rq-qr5h
  • github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Vendor— Affected 1.13.0 to before 1.13.3 Fixed in 1.13.3 Patch available GHSA-gq98-53rq-qr5h

CPE configurations NVD · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*before 1.11.11VulnerableHashiCorp
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*before 1.11.11VulnerableHashiCorp
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*1.12.0 to before 1.12.7VulnerableHashiCorp
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*1.12.0 to before 1.12.7VulnerableHashiCorp
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*1.13.0 to before 1.13.3VulnerableHashiCorp
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*1.13.0 to before 1.13.3VulnerableHashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions before 1.11.11 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions before 1.11.11 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 1.12.0 to before 1.12.7 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 1.12.0 to before 1.12.7 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 1.13.0 to before 1.13.3 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 1.13.0 to before 1.13.3 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Vault (HashiCorp) Fixed in 1.13.3, 1.12.7, 1.11.11
  • Fix · CNA Vault Enterprise (HashiCorp) Fixed in 1.13.3, 1.12.7, 1.11.11
  • Fix · GHSA-gq98-53rq-qr5h github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Fixed in 1.11.11 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-gq98-53rq-qr5h github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Fixed in 1.12.7 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-gq98-53rq-qr5h github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Fixed in 1.13.3 Advisory →

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2023:6832 Released 2023-11-08 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation 4.14.0 security, enhancement & bug fix update
    • RHODF 4.14 for RHEL 9 odf4/cephcsi-rhel9, odf4/mcg-cli-rhel9, odf4/mcg-core-rhel9 +12

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Openshift Container Storage 4AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4AffectedNo fix yet
RHODF 4.14 for RHEL 9Fixed RHSA-2023:6832
Not affected: 4 products
  • Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift
  • RHODF 4.14 for RHEL 9
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
  • Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-2121
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gq98-53rq-qr5h

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2024-01904 Vault Cert Auth Method Did Not Correctly Validate Non-CA Certificates CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-19053 An issue was discovered in HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise before 1.11.3. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2020-17874 The official vault docker images before 0.11.6 contain a blank password for a root user. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-10142 HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise 1.4.0 and 1.4.1, when configured with the GCP… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-04407 Vault Vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery in ACME Challenge Validation via Attacker-Controlled DNS CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2025-05421 Arbitrary Remote Code Execution via Plugin Catalog Abuse CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
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