8.8high
CVE-2017-5192
SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass when using the local_batch client from salt-api
Also known as GHSA-f2h7-4f84-8qrm, PYSEC-2017-38
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
8.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.7%
percentile 77%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
When using the local_batch client from salt-api in SaltStack Salt before 2015.8.13, 2016.3.x before 2016.3.5, and 2016.11.x before 2016.11.2, external authentication is not respected, enabling all authentication to be bypassed.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.70% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | salt | <2015.8.13 >=2016.3.0, <2016.3.5 >=2016.11.0, <2016.11.2 >=2016.3, <2016.3.5 >=2016.11, <2016.11.2 | 2015.8.13 2016.3.5 2016.11.2 |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication
References
- docs.saltstack.com /en/2016.3/topics/releases/2015.8.13.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- docs.saltstack.com /en/2016.3/topics/releases/2016.3.5.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- docs.saltstack.com /en/latest/topics/releases/2016.11.2.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5192 · advisory
- github.com /pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/salt/PYSEC-2017-38.yaml · web
- github.com /saltstack/salt · package
- github.com /advisories/GHSA-f2h7-4f84-8qrm · advisory
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-5192
- GitHub Advisory: GHSA-f2h7-4f84-8qrm
- NVD: CVE-2017-5192
- OSV: PYSEC-2017-38
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