SaltStack Salt prior 3002.5 certificate validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in SaltStack Salt and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in certificate validation. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2020-28972. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in SaltStack Salt. Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 02/27/2021. The advisory is shared for download at saltproject.io. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-28972. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1587.003.

Upgrading to version 3002.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.6
VulDB Temp Score: 5.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Certificate validation
CWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: SaltStack Salt 3002.5

Timelineinfo

11/20/2020 🔍
02/27/2021 +99 days 🔍
02/27/2021 +0 days 🔍
03/05/2021 +6 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: saltproject.io
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2020-28972 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-28972
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-170496

Entryinfo

Created: 02/27/2021 08:01
Updated: 03/05/2021 18:40
Changes: 02/27/2021 08:01 (35), 03/05/2021 18:40 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:670:103

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