CVE-2017-12791
SaltStack Salt Directory Traversal Authentication Bypass
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in minion id validation in SaltStack Salt before 2016.11.7 and 2017.7.x before 2017.7.1 allows remote minions with incorrect credentials to authenticate to a master via a crafted minion ID.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 23, 2017, 2:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 29, 2017, 4:43 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2017-12791.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100384 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=872399 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1482006 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://docs.saltstack.com/en/2016.11/topics/releases/2016.11.7.html | Release Notes Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2017.7.1.html | Release Notes Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/saltstack/salt/pull/42944 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=872399 No Types Assigned https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=872399 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://docs.saltstack.com/en/2016.11/topics/releases/2016.11.7.html No Types Assigned https://docs.saltstack.com/en/2016.11/topics/releases/2016.11.7.html Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100384 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100384 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2017.7.1.html No Types Assigned https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2017.7.1.html Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/saltstack/salt/pull/42944 No Types Assigned https://github.com/saltstack/salt/pull/42944 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1482006 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1482006 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-22 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2016.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2017.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-12791 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-12791
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.54 }} -0.12%
score
0.73778
percentile