8.1high
CVE-2016-1866
Salt Improper Access Control
Also known as GHSA-vqh4-crjf-jjxx, PYSEC-2016-23
Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
8.1
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.5%
percentile 75%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
Salt 2015.8.x before 2015.8.4 does not properly handle clear messages on the minion, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code by inserting packets into the minion-master data stream.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.52% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | salt | >=2015.8.0rc1, <2015.8.4 >=2015.8, <2015.8.4 | 2015.8.4 |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-284 Improper Access Control
References
- docs.saltstack.com /en/latest/topics/releases/2015.8.4.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00034.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
- nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1866 · advisory
- github.com /pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/salt/PYSEC-2016-23.yaml · web
- github.com /saltstack/salt · package
- github.com /advisories/GHSA-vqh4-crjf-jjxx · advisory
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-1866
- GitHub Advisory: GHSA-vqh4-crjf-jjxx
- NVD: CVE-2016-1866
- OSV: PYSEC-2016-23
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