#VU50979 Improper access control in Salt - CVE-2021-25281
Published: February 28, 2021 / Updated: May 9, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU50979
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-25281
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Salt
Salt
Software vendor:
SaltStack
SaltStack
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions. The salt-api does not honor eauth credentials for the wheel_async client. A remote attacker can remotely run any wheel modules on the master.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.