Path Traversal in Saltstack Salt
CVE-2017-14695
Directory traversal vulnerability in minion id validation in SaltStack Salt before 2016.3.8, 2016.11.x before 2016.11.8, and 2017.7.x before 2017.7.2 allows remote minions with incorrect credentials to authenticate to a master via a crafted minion ID. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-12791.
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: 0.026 (84.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 84.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.026 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Saltstack Salt — versions 2016.11, 2016.11.0, 2016.11.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2016.3.8.html (Release Notes, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-10/msg00075.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes, Issue Tracking)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-10/msg00073.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes, Issue Tracking)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes, Issue Tracking)
- docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2017.7.2.html (Release Notes, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2016.11.8.html (Release Notes, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/saltstack/salt/commit/80d90307b07b3703428ecbb7c8bb468e28a9ae6d (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-14695?
- CVE-2017-14695 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Saltstack Salt, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-10-24.
- How severe is CVE-2017-14695?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.