CVE-2018-19653 — MEDIUM (5.9)

Q: How severe is CVE-2018-19653?

CVE-2018-19653 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.9/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2018-19653?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Hashicorp Consul.

Vulnerability Description

HashiCorp Consul 0.5.1 through 1.4.0 can use cleartext agent-to-agent RPC communication because the verify_outgoing setting is improperly documented. NOTE: the vendor has provided reconfiguration steps that do not require a software upgrade.

CVSS Score

5.9

MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

NONE

Availability

NONE

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Hashicorp	Consul	>= 0.5.1, <= 1.4.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-310

References

https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/pull/5069Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/consul-tool/7TCw06oio0I
https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/pull/5069Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/consul-tool/7TCw06oio0I

FAQ

What is CVE-2018-19653?

CVE-2018-19653 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.9 (MEDIUM). HashiCorp Consul 0.5.1 through 1.4.0 can use cleartext agent-to-agent RPC communication because the verify_outgoing setting is improperly documented. NOTE: the vendor has provided reconfiguration step...

How severe is CVE-2018-19653?

CVE-2018-19653 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.9/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2018-19653?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Hashicorp Consul.