CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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9.8 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in SaltStack salt up to 0.17.0. Affected is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
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.
The weakness was published 11/05/2013 (Website). The advisory is available at docs.saltstack.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-6617 since 11/05/2013. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/10/2022). This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70809 (Fedora 20 : salt-0.17.1-1.fc20 (2013-19438)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (70809). Similar entries are available at 65427, 65426, 65425 and 65424.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.8
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 70809
Nessus Name: Fedora 20 : salt-0.17.1-1.fc20 (2013-19438)
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
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03/24/2015 🔍
01/10/2022 🔍
Sources
Advisory: docs.saltstack.comStatus: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-6617 (🔍)
Vulnerability Center: 42239 - Salt 0.11.0 - 0.17.0 Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability due to Failure to Drop Supplementary Group on Salt Master, Critical
SecurityFocus: 63602
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Entry
Created: 03/24/2015 15:54Updated: 01/10/2022 09:33
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (56), 05/15/2017 11:15 (2), 01/10/2022 09:33 (3)
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