GSD-2021-1000188

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    GSD-2021-1000188

    Published: 31 May 2021Last Modified: 14 Mar 2023

    Summary: default search paths use Terraform Registry for custom providers in Terraform version 0.15.3

    Details: In Hashicorp Terraform version 0.15.3 the default search paths use Terraform Registry for custom providers if they exist in the terraform plan which can be attacked via code processed by the CI/CD pipeline using "terraform plan" resulting in Remote code Execution, exfiltration of environmental variables, etc.

    References: https://alex.kaskaso.li/post/terraform-plan-rce, https://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/nbj5m7/terraform_plan_rce/, https://www.terraform.io/docs/language/modules/sources.html

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
    GSD-2021-1000188 | CVE-DB