🛡️ CVE-2018-15751 — salt
Description
SaltStack Salt Remote command execution and incorrect access control when using salt-api
SaltStack Salt 2016.11.x before 2016.11.10, 2017.7.x 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).
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.
Weakness class
CVE-2018-15751 is classified as CWE-287: Improper Authentication. The identity of the caller is not established correctly, so an attacker can act as another user.
Affected software
CVE-2018-15751 is recorded against 1 package.
- salt (from 2016.11.0 up to 2016.11.10)
Timeline and source
Published on 13 May 2022 and last revised on 23 October 2024. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
docs.saltstack.com (Web)
docs.saltstack.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Package)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
groups.google.com (Web)
groups.google.com (Web)
lists.debian.org (Web)
usn.ubuntu.com (Web)
lists.opensuse.org (Web)
Details
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 2016.11.0 | 2016.11.10 |
References
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