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SCA: security update for github.com/hashicorp/consul (GHSA-9rhf-q362-77mx)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 421625

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - 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. (CVE-2023-3518)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9rhf-q362-77mx

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 421625

Version: Revision 1.5

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/28/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.8

Percentile: 22.57

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-3518

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.4

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/9/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/9/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-3518