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CVE-2018-15751

CRITICALEPSS 91th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

Description

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).

CWE-287Improper Authentication

How to fix

Remediation Available

saltUbuntu

Fixed in:0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4769-1

Fixed in:2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-4769-1

Fixed in:2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1USN-4459-1

Fixed in:2017.7.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu18.04.2USN-4459-1

salt-apiUbuntu

Fixed in:2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-4769-1

Fixed in:2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1USN-4459-1

Fixed in:2017.7.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu18.04.2USN-4459-1

salt-cloudUbuntu

Fixed in:2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-4769-1

salt-commonUbuntu

Fixed in:0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4769-1

Fixed in:2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-4769-1

Fixed in:2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1USN-4459-1

Fixed in:2017.7.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu18.04.2USN-4459-1

salt-masterUbuntu

Fixed in:0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4769-1

Fixed in:2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-4769-1

Fixed in:2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1USN-4459-1

Fixed in:2017.7.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu18.04.2USN-4459-1

salt-minionUbuntu

Fixed in:0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4769-1

Fixed in:2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-4769-1

Fixed in:2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1USN-4459-1

Fixed in:2017.7.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu18.04.2USN-4459-1

salt-proxyUbuntu

Fixed in:2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-4769-1

salt-sshUbuntu

Fixed in:0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4769-1

Fixed in:2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-4769-1

salt-syndicUbuntu

Fixed in:0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4769-1

Fixed in:2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1USN-4769-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

5.20%probability of exploitation in 30 days

91stpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 91% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory2

Third-Party Advisory2

Other references3

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-287 (Improper Authentication) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-35082	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2023-35078	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-7921	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2024-7593	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-46805	High	8.2	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2022-40684	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

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