#VU39762 Improper Authentication in Salt - CVE-2016-3176

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#VU39762 Improper Authentication in Salt - CVE-2016-3176

Published: January 31, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU39762
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-3176
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Salt
Software vendor:
SaltStack

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

Salt before 2015.5.10 and 2015.8.x before 2015.8.8, when PAM external authentication is enabled, allows attackers to bypass the configured authentication service by passing an alternate service with a command sent to LocalClient.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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