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FreeBSD : consul -- Fix Consul Connect CA private key configuration (8d17229f-3054-11eb-a455-ac1f6b16e566)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 143526

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Hashicorp reports :

Increase the permissions to read from the /connect/ca/configuration endpoint to operator:write. Previously Connect CA configuration, including the private key, set via this endpoint could be read back by an operator with operator:read privileges.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md

http://www.nessus.org/u?8ee78001

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 143526

File Name: freebsd_pkg_8d17229f305411eba455ac1f6b16e566.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 12/7/2020

Updated: 2/6/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-28053

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:consul, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/6/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/2/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-28053