CVE-2018-15751
What it is
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).
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 4.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 4.9% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 9.8 CRITICAL (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 4.9% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-287 · Improper authentication
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Saltstack Salt < 2017.7.8
- Saltstack Salt < 2018.3.3
Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 9.8
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://docs.saltstack.com/en/2017.7/topics/releases/2017.7.8.html
- https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2018.3.3.html
- https://docs.saltstack.com/en/2017.7/topics/releases/2017.7.8.html
- https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2018.3.3.html
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00070.html
- https://docs.saltstack.com/en/2017.7/topics/releases/2017.7.8.html
- https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2018.3.3.html
- https://groups.google.com/d/msg/salt-users/L9xqcJ0UXxs/qgDj42obBQAJ
- https://groups.google.com/d/msg/salt-users/dimVF7rpphY/jn3Xv3MbBQAJ
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00024.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4459-1/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00070.html
- https://docs.saltstack.com/en/2017.7/topics/releases/2017.7.8.html
- https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2018.3.3.html
- https://groups.google.com/d/msg/salt-users/L9xqcJ0UXxs/qgDj42obBQAJ
- https://groups.google.com/d/msg/salt-users/dimVF7rpphY/jn3Xv3MbBQAJ
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00024.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4459-1/