CVE-2020-16846
SaltStack Salt Shell Injection Vulnerability - [Actively Exploited]
Description
An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt through 3002. Sending crafted web requests to the Salt API, with the SSH client enabled, can result in shell injection.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 6, 2020, 8:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
July 26, 2024, 7:53 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
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SaltStack Salt allows an unauthenticated user with network access to the Salt API to use shell injections to run code on the Salt API using the SSH client. This vulnerability affects any users running the Salt API.
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Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2020-16846 has a 26 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2020-16846
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CVE-2020-16846.
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CVE-2020-16846 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.
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Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 26, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00029.html Third Party Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00029.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160039/SaltStack-Salt-REST-API-Arbitrary-Command-Execution.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160039/SaltStack-Salt-REST-API-Arbitrary-Command-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://github.com/saltstack/salt/releases Third Party Advisory https://github.com/saltstack/salt/releases Release Notes Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TPOGB2F6XUAIGFDTOCQDNB2VIXFXHWMA/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TPOGB2F6XUAIGFDTOCQDNB2VIXFXHWMA/ Release Notes Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4837 Third Party Advisory https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4837 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.saltstack.com/blog/on-november-3-2020-saltstack-publicly-disclosed-three-new-cves/ Vendor Advisory https://www.saltstack.com/blog/on-november-3-2020-saltstack-publicly-disclosed-three-new-cves/ Broken Link, Vendor Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2015.8.10 *cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2015.8.11 up to (excluding) 2015.8.13 *cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2016.3.0 up to (excluding) 2016.3.4 *cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2016.3.5 up to (excluding) 2016.3.6 *cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2016.3.7 up to (excluding) 2016.3.8 *cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2016.11.0 up to (excluding) 2016.11.3 *cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2016.11.4 up to (excluding) 2016.11.6 *cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2016.11.7 up to (excluding) 2016.11.10 *cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2017.5.0 up to (excluding) 2017.7.4 *cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2017.7.5 up to (excluding) 2017.7.8 *cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2018.2.0 up to (excluding) 2018.3.5 *cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2019.2.0 up to (excluding) 2019.2.5 *cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3000.0 up to (excluding) 3000.3 *cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:3001:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2015.8.10 *cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2015.8.11 up to (excluding) 2015.8.13 *cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2016.3.0 up to (excluding) 2016.3.4 *cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2016.3.5 up to (excluding) 2016.3.6 *cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2016.3.7 up to (excluding) 2016.3.8 *cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2016.11.0 up to (excluding) 2016.11.3 *cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2016.11.4 up to (excluding) 2016.11.6 *cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2016.11.7 up to (excluding) 2016.11.10 *cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2017.5.0 up to (excluding) 2017.7.4 *cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2017.7.5 up to (excluding) 2017.7.8 *cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2018.2.0 up to (excluding) 2018.3.5 *cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2019.2.0 up to (excluding) 2019.2.5 *cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3000.0 up to (excluding) 3000.3 *cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:3001:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:3002:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TPOGB2F6XUAIGFDTOCQDNB2VIXFXHWMA/ [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TPOGB2F6XUAIGFDTOCQDNB2VIXFXHWMA/ -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 22, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00000.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 03, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00000.html [No Types Assigned] -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Jul. 21, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-78 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 30, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160039/SaltStack-Salt-REST-API-Arbitrary-Command-Execution.html Third Party Advisory http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160039/SaltStack-Salt-REST-API-Arbitrary-Command-Execution.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00007.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00007.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4837 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4837 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1379/ No Types Assigned https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1379/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1380/ No Types Assigned https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1380/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1381/ No Types Assigned https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1381/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1382/ No Types Assigned https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1382/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1383/ No Types Assigned https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1383/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 26, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4837 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 04, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00007.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 26, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1380/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1379/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1383/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1381/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1382/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 16, 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/2020-11/msg00029.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00029.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160039/SaltStack-Salt-REST-API-Arbitrary-Command-Execution.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160039/SaltStack-Salt-REST-API-Arbitrary-Command-Execution.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/saltstack/salt/releases No Types Assigned https://github.com/saltstack/salt/releases Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TPOGB2F6XUAIGFDTOCQDNB2VIXFXHWMA/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TPOGB2F6XUAIGFDTOCQDNB2VIXFXHWMA/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-13 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-13 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.saltstack.com/blog/on-november-3-2020-saltstack-publicly-disclosed-three-new-cves/ No Types Assigned https://www.saltstack.com/blog/on-november-3-2020-saltstack-publicly-disclosed-three-new-cves/ Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2015.8.10 *cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2015.8.11 up to (excluding) 2015.8.13 *cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2016.3.0 up to (excluding) 2016.3.4 *cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2016.3.5 up to (excluding) 2016.3.6 *cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2016.3.7 up to (excluding) 2016.3.8 *cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2016.11.0 up to (excluding) 2016.11.3 *cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2016.11.4 up to (excluding) 2016.11.6 *cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2016.11.7 up to (excluding) 2016.11.10 *cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2017.5.0 up to (excluding) 2017.7.4 *cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2017.7.5 up to (excluding) 2017.7.8 *cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2018.2.0 up to (excluding) 2018.3.5 *cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2019.2.0 up to (excluding) 2019.2.5 *cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3000.0 up to (excluding) 3000.3 *cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:3001:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 12, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160039/SaltStack-Salt-REST-API-Arbitrary-Command-Execution.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 11, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-13 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00029.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TPOGB2F6XUAIGFDTOCQDNB2VIXFXHWMA/ [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-16846 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-2020-16846
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
96.86 }} 0.00%
score
0.99743
percentile