Improper Authentication in Salt - CVE-2013-4435

 

Improper Authentication in Salt - CVE-2013-4435

Published: November 5, 2013 / Updated: August 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU42396
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4435
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: SaltStack
Affected software:
Salt

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to read and manipulate data.

Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.15.0 through 0.17.0 allows remote authenticated users who are using external authentication or client ACL to execute restricted routines by embedding the routine in another routine.


How to mitigate CVE-2013-4435

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources