Session hijacking via nonmatching TLS certificate acceptance
Published Feb 5, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024
Improper certificate validation in HashiCorp Boundary and Boundary Enterprise before 0.15.0 allows remote authenticated users to hijack sessions. During worker-side TLS verification, the server accepts a custom per-session certificate when its DNS SAN names the target session instead of requiring the exact certificate issued at authorization. Exploitation requires another valid session private key plus the target session ID and, for active sessions, its TOFU token; successful access reaches the underlying service, while default permissions and immediate client connection sharply limit the window.
Summary
What happened
Improper certificate validation in HashiCorp Boundary and Boundary Enterprise before 0.15.0 allows remote authenticated users to hijack sessions. During worker-side TLS verification, the server accepts a custom per-session certificate when its DNS SAN names the target session instead of requiring the exact certificate issued at authorization. Exploitation requires another valid session private key plus the target session ID and, for active sessions, its TOFU token; successful access reaches the underlying service, while default permissions and immediate client connection sharply limit the window.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-1052
- Published
- Feb 5, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 1, 2024
- Vendor
- HashiCorp
- Product
- Boundary Enterprise
- Classifications
- CWE-295, T1550
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Feb 5, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0.8.0 <0.15.0
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