CVE-2020-7955: GO-2022-0874 - Incorrect Authorization in HashiCorp Consul in github.com/hashicorp/consul

CVE-2020-7955 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-08-21

Incorrect Authorization in HashiCorp Consul in github.com/hashicorp/consul

Technologies: github.com/hashicorp/consul (Go). Vendors: Go.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2020-7955 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2020-7955 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2020-7955?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 21 August 2024.
Which products and versions are affected?
github.com/hashicorp/consul (Go) SEMVER:introduced=1.4.1,fixed=1.6.3.
Is there a fix for CVE-2020-7955?
Yes. github.com/hashicorp/consul (Go): upgrade to 1.6.3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2020-7955?
Check whether you run github.com/hashicorp/consul (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • github.com/hashicorp/consul (Go): upgrade to 1.6.3 or later
    go get github.com/hashicorp/consul@v1.6.3

Affected products

  • github.com/hashicorp/consul (Go) SEMVER:introduced=1.4.1,fixed=1.6.3

Identifiers

  • CVE-2020-7955
  • GHSA-r9w6-rhh9-7v53
  • GO-2022-0874

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