Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU50987

Improper Certificate Validation in Salt - CVE-2020-28972

Published: February 28, 2021

Vulnerability identifier: #VU50987

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-28972

CWE-ID: CWE-295

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: SaltStack

Affected software:
Salt

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.

The vulnerability exists due to absent validation of SSL/TLS certificates. A remote attacker can perform MitM attack.

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