CVE-2013-6617

The salt master in Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.11.0 through 0.17.0 does not properly drop group privileges, which makes it easier for remote attackers to gain privileges.

CVSS v2.0 10.0 HIGH

10.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://docs.saltstack.com/topics/releases/0.17.1.html
http://docs.saltstack.com/topics/releases/0.17.1.html

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:0.11.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:0.12.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:0.13.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:0.14.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:0.15.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:0.15.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:0.16.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:0.16.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:0.16.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:0.16.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:0.17.0:::::::*

History

21 Nov 2024, 01:59

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://docs.saltstack.com/topics/releases/0.17.1.html -~~	() http://docs.saltstack.com/topics/releases/0.17.1.html -

Information

Published : 2013-11-05 18:55

Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51

NVD link : CVE-2013-6617

Mitre link : CVE-2013-6617

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2013-6617

JSON object : View

Products Affected

saltstack

salt

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

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