#VU42395 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Salt - CVE-2013-4439

Vulnerability identifier: #VU42395

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4439

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

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

Vendor: SaltStack

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to read and manipulate data.

Salt (aka SaltStack) before 0.15.0 through 0.17.0 allows remote authenticated minions to impersonate arbitrary minions via a crafted minion with a valid key.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Salt: 0.15.0 - 0.15.1, 0.16.0 - 0.16.4, 0.17.0

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External links
https://docs.saltstack.com/topics/releases/0.17.1.html
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/18/3
https://github.com/saltstack/salt/pull/7356

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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