Information disclosure in Saltstack Salt
CVE-2017-8109
The salt-ssh minion code in SaltStack Salt 2016.11 before 2016.11.4 copied over configuration from the Salt Master without adjusting permissions, which might leak credentials to local attackers on configured minions (clients).
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (35.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 35th percentile — 35.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Saltstack Salt — versions 2016.11, 2016.11.0, 2016.11.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/saltstack/salt/pull/40609/commits/6e34c2b5e5e849302af7ccd00509929c38… (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/saltstack/salt/issues/40075 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/saltstack/salt/pull/40609 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Issue Tracking)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98095 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2016.11.4.html (Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-8109?
- CVE-2017-8109 is a high-severity vulnerability in Saltstack Salt, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-04-25.
- How severe is CVE-2017-8109?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.