#VU86612 Path traversal in Salt - CVE-2024-22232

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#VU86612 Path traversal in Salt - CVE-2024-22232

Published: February 20, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU86612
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-22232
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Salt
Software vendor:
SaltStack

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files Salt master’s filesystem.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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