SB2017092618 - Improper Authentication in SaltStack Salt
Published: September 26, 2017 Updated: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017092618
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper Authentication (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5192)
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.
When using the local_batch client from salt-api in SaltStack Salt before 2015.8.13, 2016.3.x before 2016.3.5, and 2016.11.x before 2016.11.2, external authentication is not respected, enabling all authentication to be bypassed.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.