VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-5192
When using the local_batch client from salt-api in SaltStack Salt before 2015.8.13, 2016.3.x before 2016.3.5, and 2016.11.x before 2016.11.2, external authentication is not respected, enabling all authentication to be bypassed.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 1.70%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.70%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
When using the local_batch client from salt-api in SaltStack Salt before 2015.8.13, 2016.3.x before 2016.3.5, and 2016.11.x before 2016.11.2, external authentication is not respected, enabling all authentication to be bypassed.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.70% probability · 76th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Affected
- saltstack/salt
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://docs.saltstack.com/en/2016.3/topics/releases/2015.8.13.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.saltstack.com/en/2016.3/topics/releases/2016.3.5.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2016.11.2.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.saltstack.com/en/2016.3/topics/releases/2015.8.13.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.saltstack.com/en/2016.3/topics/releases/2016.3.5.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2016.11.2.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.