Improper Authentication in Salt - CVE-2017-5192
Published: September 26, 2017 / Updated: July 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32162
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5192
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: SaltStack
Affected software:
Salt
Salt
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-5192
Install update from vendor's website.