#VU42396 Improper Authentication in Salt - CVE-2013-4435 

 

#VU42396 Improper Authentication in Salt - CVE-2013-4435

Published: November 5, 2013 / Updated: August 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU42396
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4435
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Salt
Software vendor:
SaltStack

Description

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

Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.15.0 through 0.17.0 allows remote authenticated users who are using external authentication or client ACL to execute restricted routines by embedding the routine in another routine.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

External links