An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt before 2019.2.4 and 3000 before 3000.2.
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 2019.2.4, 3000.2
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
SaltStack Salt, a widely used infrastructure automation and configuration management tool, is affected by this vulnerability. It allows authenticated users to access arbitrary directories on the system, because the salt-master process does not properly sanitize file paths in some of its methods.
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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.
Timeline
- CVE published
- Added to CISA KEV
CISA has evidence of exploitation in the wild
- CISA remediation deadline
Due date for US federal agencies to patch
- Record last updated
- EPSS reached 10%
FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Affected versions
- n/a n/a
Version range not reported
- saltPyPI
fixed in 2019.2.4; From 3000 · fixed in 3000.2
- saltPyPI
fixed in 2019.2.4
- saltPyPI
From 3000 · fixed in 3000.2