#VU27599 OS Command Injection in Salt - CVE-2019-17361
Published: May 7, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU27599
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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-2019-17361
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Salt
Salt
Software vendor:
SaltStack
SaltStack
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation the salt-api NET API with the ssh client enabled. A remote unauthenticated attacker with network access to the API endpoint can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the salt-api host.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.