Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2023-34049 |
CWE-ID | CWE-61 |
Exploitation vector | Local |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Salt Web applications / Remote management & hosting panels |
Vendor | SaltStack |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU82944
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-34049
CWE-ID:
CWE-61 - UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a symlink following issue in Salt-SSH pre-flight option. A local user can create a specially crafted symbolic link to an empty file on the system, wait for the salt to create the file for further execution, update the symbolic link and point it to another file that is under attacker's control and execute the file with root privileges.
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Vulnerable software versionsSalt: 3005 - 3006.3
External linkshttp://saltproject.io/security-announcements/2023-10-27-advisory/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.