Improper Authentication in Salt - CVE-2021-3144
Published: February 28, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU50986
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3144
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 attacker to bypass authentication process.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in when processing authentication requests for expired eauth tokens. A remote attacker can re-use one more time expired eauth tokens to run command against the salt master or minions.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-3144
Install updates from vendor's website.