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CVE-2020-11652

MEDIUMCISA KEVEPSS 100th pctl
6.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt before 2019.2.4 and 3000 before 3000.2. The salt-master process ClearFuncs class allows access to some methods that improperly sanitize paths. These methods allow arbitrary directory access to authenticated users.

CWE-22Path Traversal

How to fix

Remediation Available
saltUbuntu
Fixed in:0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm2USN-6849-1
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-1ubuntu0.1USN-4459-1
Fixed in:2017.7.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu18.04.2USN-4459-1
salt-commonUbuntu
Fixed in:0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm2USN-6849-1
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~esm2USN-6849-1
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~esm2USN-6849-1
Fixed in:2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1USN-4459-1
Fixed in:2017.7.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu18.04.2USN-4459-1

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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 RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

86.06%probability of exploitation in 30 days
100thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.

Known Exploited Vulnerability (CISA KEV)

SaltStack Salt Path Traversal Vulnerability

SaltStack Salt contains a path traversal vulnerability in the salt-master process ClearFuncs which allows directory access to authenticated users. Salt users who follow fundamental internet security guidelines and best practices are not affected by this vulnerability.

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Remediation due: 2022-05-03

References

Vendor Advisory1
Government Resource1

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