CVE-2020-13170: hashicorp consul Improper Input Validation
CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2020-13170DEBIAN-CVE-2020-13170GHSA-p2j5-3f4c-224rBIT-consul-2020-13170GO-2022-0859
Published 11-06-2020Last modified 04-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-13170 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in hashicorp consul. EPSS estimates a 1.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
1.73%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Timeline
- 11-06-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
HashiCorp Consul and Consul Enterprise did not appropriately enforce scope for local tokens issued by a primary data center, where replication to a secondary data center was not enabled. Introduced in 1.4.0, fixed in 1.6.6 and 1.7.4.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versionsHigh 7.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NSources4 sources · 5.3–7.5
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- OSV · GoEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NDiffers
Medium 5.0Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.73%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
77%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.73% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score1.73%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- consul< 1.7.4+dfsg1-1
Github.com/hashicorp1 product
- consul≥ 1.6.0-beta1, < 1.6.6 | ≥ 1.7.0, < 1.7.4
Hashicorp1 product
- consul≥ 1.4.0, < 1.6.6 | ≥ 1.7.0, < 1.7.4
Ubuntu1 product
- consulAll versions (No fix recorded)
4 vendors · 4 products
References
9 links- github.com/hashicorp/consul/blob/v1.6.6/CHANGELOG.mdX Refsource CONFIRMREPORTWEBRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- github.com/hashicorp/consul/blob/v1.7.4/CHANGELOG.mdX Refsource CONFIRMREPORTWEBRelease NotesThird Party Advisory