#VU50982 Code Injection in Salt - CVE-2021-25283
Published: February 28, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU50982
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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-2021-25283
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Salt
Salt
Software vendor:
SaltStack
SaltStack
Description
The vulnerability allows a user attacker to perform server-side template injection attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote user can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system via the SaltAPI fix directory traversal in wheel.pillar_roots.write (described in #VU50980).
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.