CVE-2023-0620
Vault Vulnerable to SQL Injection When Configuring the Microsoft SQL Database Storage Backend
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Vault Vulnerable to SQL Injection When Configuring the Microsoft SQL Database Storage Backend
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-0620- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-1105
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.
- Record
EUVD-2023-1105- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v3hp-mcj5-pg39
HashiCorp Vault’s Microsoft SQL Database Storage Backend Vulnerable to SQL Injection Via Configuration File
HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise versions 0.8.0 until 1.13.1 are vulnerable to an SQL injection attack when using the Microsoft SQL (MSSQL) Database Storage Backend. When configuring the MSSQL plugin, certain parameters are required to establish a connection (schema, database, and table) are not sanitized when passed to the user-provided MSSQL database. A privileged attacker with the ability to write arbitrary data to Vault's configuration may modify these parameters to execute a malicious SQL command when the Vault configuration is applied. This issue is fixed in versions 1.13.1, 1.12.5, and 1.11.9.
- Record
GHSA-v3hp-mcj5-pg39- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-0620- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Vault Vulnerable to SQL Injection When Configuring the Microsoft SQL Database Storage Backend
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-0620- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-v3hp-mcj5-pg39
HashiCorp Vault’s Microsoft SQL Database Storage Backend Vulnerable to SQL Injection Via Configuration File
HashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise versions 0.8.0 until 1.13.1 are vulnerable to an SQL injection attack when using the Microsoft SQL (MSSQL) Database Storage Backend. When configuring the MSSQL plugin, certain parameters are required to establish a connection (schema, database, and table) are not sanitized when passed to the user-provided MSSQL database. A privileged attacker with the ability to write arbitrary data to Vault's configuration may modify these parameters to execute a malicious SQL command when the Vault configuration is applied. This issue is fixed in versions 1.13.1, 1.12.5, and 1.11.9.
- Record
GHSA-v3hp-mcj5-pg39- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-vault-2023-0620 No score
Vault Vulnerable to SQL Injection When Configuring the Microsoft SQL Database Storage Backend
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.
- Record
BIT-vault-2023-0620- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2023-1685 No score
HashiCorp Vault’s Microsoft SQL Database Storage Backend Vulnerable to SQL Injection Via Configuration File in github.com/hashicorp/vault
HashiCorp Vault’s Microsoft SQL Database Storage Backend Vulnerable to SQL Injection Via Configuration File in github.com/hashicorp/vault
- Record
GO-2023-1685- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/hashicorp/vaultGo |
0.8.0 up to 1.11.9 | 1.11.9 |
github.com/hashicorp/vaultGo |
1.12.0 up to 1.12.5 | 1.12.5 |
github.com/hashicorp/vaultGo |
1.13.0 up to 1.13.1 | 1.13.1 |
vaultBitnami |
before 1.11.9, 1.12.0 up to 1.12.5, 1.13.0 up to 1.13.1 | 1.11.91.12.51.13.1 |
github.com/hashicorp/vaultGo |
0.8.0 up to 1.11.9, 1.12.0 up to 1.12.5, 1.13.0 up to 1.13.1 | 1.11.91.12.51.13.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-0620 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Hashicorp Vault, published March 30, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 31st percentile. Fixed in github.com/hashicorp/vault 1.11.9.
References
discuss.hashicorp.com/t/hcsec-2023-12-vault-s-microsoft-sql-database-storage-backend-vulnerable-to-sql-injection-via-configuration-file/52080/1
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230526-0008
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0620
github.com/hashicorp/vault/pull/19591