Known Exploited Vulnerability
9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2020-11651
SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass Vulnerability - [Actively Exploited]
Description

An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt before 2019.2.4 and 3000 before 3000.2. The salt-master process ClearFuncs class does not properly validate method calls. This allows a remote user to access some methods without authentication. These methods can be used to retrieve user tokens from the salt master and/or run arbitrary commands on salt minions.

INFO

Published Date :

April 30, 2020, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:58 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

SaltStack Salt contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the salt-master process ClearFuncs due to improperly validating method calls. The vulnerability allows a remote user to access some methods without authentication, which can be used to retrieve user tokens from the salt master and/or run commands on salt minions. Salt users who follow fundamental internet security guidelines and best practices are not affected by this vulnerability.

Required Action :

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes :

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11651

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-11651 has a 77 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-11651 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Opensuse leap
1 Saltstack salt
1 Vmware application_remote_collector
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-2020-11651.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00047.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00070.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157560/Saltstack-3000.1-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157678/SaltStack-Salt-Master-Minion-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0009.html Third Party Advisory
https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2019.2.4.html Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/saltstack/salt/blob/v3000.2_docs/doc/topics/releases/3000.2.rst Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00027.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-salt-2vx545AG Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4459-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4676 Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00047.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00070.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157560/Saltstack-3000.1-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157678/SaltStack-Salt-Master-Minion-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0009.html Third Party Advisory
https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2019.2.4.html Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/saltstack/salt/blob/v3000.2_docs/doc/topics/releases/3000.2.rst Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00027.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-salt-2vx545AG Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4459-1/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4676 Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

OSCP Preparation Box Writeups

Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago
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基于Docker-Compose的预构建漏洞环境设计源码 Docker-Compose 漏洞环境 Java Python Shell 该项目是一套基于Docker-Compose的预构建漏洞环境设计源码,涵盖了1684个文件,其中包括405个PNG图像文件、319个Markdown文档、218个YAML配置文件、68个Java源文件、67个Python脚本、62个Shell脚本、53个XML文件、34个PHP文件以及多个Dockerfile。该环境集成了Java, Python, Shell, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, Ruby等多种编程语言,旨在为安全研究提供易用的漏洞测试平台。

Updated: 3 weeks ago
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Born at : Nov. 29, 2024, 4:05 a.m. This repo has been linked 127 different CVEs too.

A curated collection of Proof of Concept (PoC) tools, scripts, and techniques designed for red team operations, penetration testing, and cybersecurity research. This repository focuses on providing practical resources for exploring vulnerabilities

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Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago
1 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Nov. 17, 2024, 11:53 a.m. This repo has been linked 414 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 2 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 15, 2024, 8:49 a.m. This repo has been linked 58 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago
6 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 7, 2024, 2:08 p.m. This repo has been linked 305 different CVEs too.

None

CSS HTML JavaScript

Updated: 10 months, 2 weeks ago
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Born at : Feb. 2, 2024, 2:11 p.m. This repo has been linked 494 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago
2 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Jan. 26, 2024, 10:07 a.m. This repo has been linked 161 different CVEs too.

This is a fix POC CVE-2020-11651 & CVE-2020-11651

Python

Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago
3 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 17, 2024, 4:15 a.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

Repository that contains a CVE-2020-11651 Exploit updated to work with the latest versions of python.

Python

Updated: 1 year ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Dec. 18, 2023, 1:56 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago
30 stars 5 fork 5 watcher
Born at : Sept. 11, 2023, 11:19 a.m. This repo has been linked 234 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 7 months, 1 week ago
4 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 30, 2023, 1:30 a.m. This repo has been linked 154 different CVEs too.

在公网收集的gobypoc+部分自己加的poc

Updated: 1 month ago
106 stars 7 fork 7 watcher
Born at : July 28, 2023, 4:28 p.m. This repo has been linked 296 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
18 stars 6 fork 6 watcher
Born at : June 24, 2023, 3:12 p.m. This repo has been linked 232 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 1 year, 4 months ago
2 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 3, 2023, 2:08 p.m. This repo has been linked 59 different CVEs too.

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Python

Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago
8 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-11651 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-11651 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00047.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00070.html
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157560/Saltstack-3000.1-Remote-Code-Execution.html
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157678/SaltStack-Salt-Master-Minion-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html
    Added Reference http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0009.html
    Added Reference https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2019.2.4.html
    Added Reference https://github.com/saltstack/salt/blob/v3000.2_docs/doc/topics/releases/3000.2.rst
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00027.html
    Added Reference https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-salt-2vx545AG
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4459-1/
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4676
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 12, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-306 NVD-CWE-Other
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 31, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00070.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00070.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157560/Saltstack-3000.1-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157560/Saltstack-3000.1-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157678/SaltStack-Salt-Master-Minion-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157678/SaltStack-Salt-Master-Minion-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0009.html No Types Assigned http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0009.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00027.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00027.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-salt-2vx545AG No Types Assigned https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-salt-2vx545AG Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4459-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4459-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:application_remote_collector:7.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vmware:application_remote_collector:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-20 CWE-306
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 20, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4459-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 26, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00070.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 30, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00027.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 28, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-salt-2vx545AG [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 12, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157678/SaltStack-Salt-Master-Minion-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 08, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0009.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 06, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00047.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00047.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157560/Saltstack-3000.1-Remote-Code-Execution.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157560/Saltstack-3000.1-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2019.2.4.html No Types Assigned https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2019.2.4.html Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/saltstack/salt/blob/v3000.2_docs/doc/topics/releases/3000.2.rst No Types Assigned https://github.com/saltstack/salt/blob/v3000.2_docs/doc/topics/releases/3000.2.rst Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4676 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4676 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-20
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2019.2.4 *cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3000 up to (excluding) 3000.2
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 06, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4676 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 05, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157560/Saltstack-3000.1-Remote-Code-Execution.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 30, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00047.html [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-11651 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-2020-11651 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

96.99 }} -0.49%

score

0.99847

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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