Risk | High |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2019-17361 |
CWE-ID | CWE-78 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Salt Web applications / Remote management & hosting panels |
Vendor | SaltStack |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU27599
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17361
CWE-ID:
CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation the salt-api NET API with the ssh client enabled. A remote unauthenticated attacker with network access to the API endpoint can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the salt-api host.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsSalt: 2014.1 - 2019.2.2
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00026.html
http://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2019.2.3.html#security-fix
http://github.com/saltstack/salt/commits/master
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.