SB2017032206 - Security restrictions bypass in SaltStack
Published: March 22, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017032206
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7893)
CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows an adjacent unauthenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.
The weakness exists due to an unspecified condition related to the relationship between a salt-master server and salt-minions clients. An adjacent attacker can bypass security restrictions and impersonate a salt-masterserver in the target environment.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.