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CVE-2018-15751
SaltStack Salt Remote command execution and incorrect access control when using salt-api
Also known as GHSA-x549-r7m8-gv63, PYSEC-2018-30
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
9.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
4.9%
percentile 92%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
SaltStack Salt before 2017.7.8 and 2018.3.x before 2018.3.3 allow remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands via salt-api(netapi).
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
4.90% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | salt | >=2017.7.0, <2017.7.8 >=2018.3.0, <2018.3.3 >=2016.11.0, <2016.11.10 <2017.7.8 | 2017.7.8 2018.3.3 2016.11.10 |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication
References
- docs.saltstack.com /en/2017.7/topics/releases/2017.7.8.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- docs.saltstack.com /en/latest/topics/releases/2018.3.3.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- groups.google.com /d/msg/salt-users/L9xqcJ0UXxs/qgDj42obBQAJ · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- groups.google.com /d/msg/salt-users/dimVF7rpphY/jn3Xv3MbBQAJ · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00070.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
- lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00024.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- usn.ubuntu.com /4459-1/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
- nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15751 · advisory
- github.com /pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/salt/PYSEC-2018-30.yaml · web
- github.com /saltstack/salt · package
- github.com /saltstack/salt/blob/8f9405cf8e6f7d7776d5000841c886dec6d96250/doc/topics/releases/2016.11. · web
- github.com /saltstack/salt/blob/8f9405cf8e6f7d7776d5000841c886dec6d96250/doc/topics/releases/2017.7.8 · web
- github.com /saltstack/salt/blob/8f9405cf8e6f7d7776d5000841c886dec6d96250/doc/topics/releases/2018.3.3 · web
- usn.ubuntu.com /4459-1 · web
- github.com /advisories/GHSA-x549-r7m8-gv63 · advisory
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2018-15751
- GitHub Advisory: GHSA-x549-r7m8-gv63
- NVD: CVE-2018-15751
- OSV: PYSEC-2018-30
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