CVE-2020-8565 (Medium) detected in github.com/hashicorp/consul-v1.7.0 - autoclosed

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CVE-2020-8565 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - github.com/hashicorp/consul-v1.7.0

Consul is a distributed, highly available, and data center aware solution to connect and configure applications across dynamic, distributed infrastructure.

Dependency Hierarchy:

• github.com/go-kit/kit-v0.10.0 (Root Library)
  • ❌ github.com/hashicorp/consul-v1.7.0 (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: d09bd31bc55e2d781858b9232d53bbc245c9ad6b

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

In Kubernetes, if the logging level is set to at least 9, authorization and bearer tokens will be written to log files. This can occur both in API server logs and client tool output like kubectl. This affects <= v1.19.3, <= v1.18.10, <= v1.17.13, < v1.20.0-alpha2.

Publish Date: 2020-12-07

URL: CVE-2020-8565

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Local
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: Low
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GO-2020-0064

Release Date: 2020-12-07

Fix Resolution: v1.20.0-alpha.2

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✔️ This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.