Vulnerability in Saltstack Salt

CVE-2023-20898

Git Providers can read from the wrong environment because they get the same cache directory base name in Salt masters prior to 3005.2 or 3006.2. Anything that uses Git Providers with different environments can get garbage data or the wrong data, which can lead to wrongful data disclosure, wrongful executions, data corruption and/or crash.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (22.3th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 22nd percentile — 22.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2023-20898: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Saltstack Salt
  • Salt — versions Salt masters prior to 3005.2 or 3006.2

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-20898?
CVE-2023-20898 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Saltstack Salt. CVSS score: 4.2/10. Published 2023-09-05.
How severe is CVE-2023-20898?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.2 out of 10.