CVE-2023-3518: Improper Access Control

August 9, 2023 (updated August 16, 2023)

HashiCorp Consul and Consul Enterprise 1.16.0 when using JWT Auth for service mesh incorrectly allows/denies access regardless of service identities. Fixed in 1.16.1.

References

discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2023-25-consul-jwt-auth-in-l7-intentions-allow-for-mismatched-service-identity-and-jwt-providers/57004
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3518

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