What is CVE-2016-3176?

CVE-2016-3176 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Saltstack Salt, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.6/10. Published 2017-01-31.

How severe is CVE-2016-3176?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.6 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Saltstack Salt

CVE-2016-3176

Salt before 2015.5.10 and 2015.8.x before 2015.8.8, when PAM external authentication is enabled, allows attackers to bypass the configured authentication service by passing an alternate service with a command sent to LocalClient.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.002 (37.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Saltstack Salt — versions 2015.8.0, 2015.8.1, 2015.8.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3176?: CVE-2016-3176 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Saltstack Salt, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.6/10. Published 2017-01-31.
How severe is CVE-2016-3176?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.6 out of 10.