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{ "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/38850?format=api", "vulnerability_id": "VCID-xk9c-q66v-3kcx", "summary": "Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer in HashiCorp Vault\nHashiCorp Vault and Vault Enterprise’s UI erroneously cached and exposed user-viewed secrets between sessions in a single shared browser. Fixed in 1.8.0 and pending 1.7.4 / 1.6.6 releases.", "aliases": [ { "alias": "CVE-2021-38554" }, { "alias": "GHSA-6239-28c2-9mrm" } ], "fixed_packages": [ { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/373313?format=api", "purl": "pkg:alpm/archlinux/vault@1.9.0-1", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:alpm/archlinux/vault@1.9.0-1" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/495721?format=api", "purl": "pkg:apk/alpine/vault@1.7.4-r0?arch=x86_64&distroversion=v3.14&reponame=community", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:apk/alpine/vault@1.7.4-r0%3Farch=x86_64&distroversion=v3.14&reponame=community" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/495717?format=api", "purl": "pkg:apk/alpine/vault@1.7.4-r0?arch=armv7&distroversion=v3.14&reponame=community", "is_vulnerable": false, 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"http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/495715?format=api", "purl": "pkg:apk/alpine/vault@1.7.4-r0?arch=aarch64&distroversion=v3.14&reponame=community", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:apk/alpine/vault@1.7.4-r0%3Farch=aarch64&distroversion=v3.14&reponame=community" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/495716?format=api", "purl": "pkg:apk/alpine/vault@1.7.4-r0?arch=armhf&distroversion=v3.14&reponame=community", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:apk/alpine/vault@1.7.4-r0%3Farch=armhf&distroversion=v3.14&reponame=community" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/495720?format=api", "purl": "pkg:apk/alpine/vault@1.7.4-r0?arch=x86&distroversion=v3.14&reponame=community", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:apk/alpine/vault@1.7.4-r0%3Farch=x86&distroversion=v3.14&reponame=community" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/77620?format=api", "purl": "pkg:ebuild/app-admin/vault@1.10.3", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:ebuild/app-admin/vault@1.10.3" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/75352?format=api", "purl": "pkg:golang/github.com/hashicorp/vault@1.6.6", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:golang/github.com/hashicorp/vault@1.6.6" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/75353?format=api", "purl": "pkg:golang/github.com/hashicorp/vault@1.7.4", "is_vulnerable": false, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:golang/github.com/hashicorp/vault@1.7.4" } ], 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