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TI-2023-03233 Aliases CVE-2023-3462GHSA-9v3w-w2jh-4hff

Vault's LDAP Auth Method Allows for User Enumeration

Priority LOW 25CWE-203Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-203.

Summary

HashiCorp's Vault and Vault Enterprise are vulnerable to user enumeration when using the LDAP auth method. An attacker may submit requests of existent and non-existent LDAP users and observe the response from Vault to check if the account is valid on the LDAP server. This vulnerability is fixed in Vault 1.14.1 and 1.13.5.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00613 49th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go): 1.13.5, 1.14.1Red Hat: 4 advisoriesRed Hat: 4 fixed, 1 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 – 1.13.4; 1.14.0 and later—No fix listedCNA
HashiCorpVault Enterprise1.13.0 – 1.13.4; 1.14.0—No fix listedCNA
—github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go)before 1.13.51.13.5Patch availableGHSA-9v3w-w2jh-4hff
—github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go)1.14.0 to before 1.14.11.14.1Patch availableGHSA-9v3w-w2jh-4hff
  • Vault VendorHashiCorp Affected 1.13.0 – 1.13.4; 1.14.0 and later Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Vault Enterprise VendorHashiCorp Affected 1.13.0 – 1.13.4; 1.14.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.13.5 Fixed in 1.13.5 Patch available GHSA-9v3w-w2jh-4hff
  • github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Vendor— Affected 1.14.0 to before 1.14.1 Fixed in 1.14.1 Patch available GHSA-9v3w-w2jh-4hff

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*1.13.0 to before 1.13.5VulnerableHashiCorp
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*1.13.0 to before 1.13.5VulnerableHashiCorp
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:1.14.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:*1.14.0VulnerableHashiCorp
cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:1.14.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*1.14.0VulnerableHashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 1.13.0 to before 1.13.5 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 1.13.0 to before 1.13.5 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:1.14.0:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 1.14.0 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp
  • cpe:2.3:a:hashicorp:vault:1.14.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 1.14.0 Vulnerable ·HashiCorp

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-9v3w-w2jh-4hff github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Fixed in 1.13.5 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-9v3w-w2jh-4hff github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go) Fixed in 1.14.1 Advisory →

Red Hat 4 advisories

  • RHSA-2024:7922 Released 2024-10-16 · Red Hat rating Important
    OpenShift Container Platform 4.17.1 bug fix and security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17 openshift4/aws-kms-encryption-provider-rhel9, openshift4/azure-kms-encryption-provider-rhel9, openshift4/cloud-network-config-controller-rhel9 +47
  • RHSA-2024:7599 Released 2024-10-09 · Red Hat rating Important
    OpenShift Container Platform 4.16.16 bug fix and security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16 openshift4/ose-installer-rhel9, openshift4/ose-monitoring-plugin-rhel9, rhcos
  • RHSA-2024:1383 Released 2024-03-19 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation 4.15.0 security, enhancement, & bug fix update
    • RHODF 4.15 for RHEL 9 odf4/cephcsi-rhel9, odf4/mcg-core-rhel9, odf4/mcg-operator-bundle +23
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  • 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 Storage 4AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
RHODF 4.14 for RHEL 9Fixed RHSA-2023:6832
RHODF 4.15 for RHEL 9Fixed RHSA-2024:1383
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16Fixed RHSA-2024:7599
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17Fixed RHSA-2024:7922
Not affected: 7 products
  • Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift
  • RHODF 4.14 for RHEL 9
  • RHODF 4.15 for RHEL 9
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17
  • Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-3462
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9v3w-w2jh-4hff

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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