Vulnerability identifier: #VU38423

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-4017

CWE-ID: CWE-295

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Salt
Web applications / Remote management & hosting panels

Vendor: SaltStack

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.

Salt before 2014.7.6 does not verify certificates when connecting via the aliyun, proxmox, and splunk modules.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Salt: 2014.7.5

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External links
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/19/2
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1222960
http://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2014.7.6.html
http://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/salt-users/8Kv1bytGD6c

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.