Path Traversal in Saltstack Salt
CVE-2017-12791
Directory traversal vulnerability in minion id validation in SaltStack Salt before 2016.11.7 and 2017.7.x before 2017.7.1 allows remote minions with incorrect credentials to authenticate to a master via a crafted minion ID.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.047 (91.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.047 · newest: 0.047 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Saltstack Salt — versions 2017.7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/saltstack/salt/pull/42944 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100384 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2017.7.1.html (Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- docs.saltstack.com/en/2016.11/topics/releases/2016.11.7.html (Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-12791?
- CVE-2017-12791 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Saltstack Salt, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-08-23.
- How severe is CVE-2017-12791?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.