Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Salt - CVE-2013-6617
Published: November 5, 2013 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42394
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6617
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: SaltStack
Affected software:
Salt
Salt
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The salt master in Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.11.0 through 0.17.0 does not properly drop group privileges, which makes it easier for remote attackers to gain privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2013-6617
Install update from vendor's website.