VMware SALT prior 3006.12/3007.4 authentication replay

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in VMware SALT. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in authentication replay. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2024-38823. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in VMware SALT. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication replay vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-294. A capture-replay flaw exists when the design of the product makes it possible for a malicious user to sniff network traffic and bypass authentication by replaying it to the server in question to the same effect as the original message (or with minor changes). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Salt's request server is vulnerable to replay attacks when not using a TLS encrypted transport.

It is possible to read the advisory at docs.saltproject.io. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-38823 since 06/20/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1040 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 242657 (SUSE SLES15 Security Update : salt (SUSE-SU-2025:02502-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 3006.12 or 3007.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (242657) and EUVD (EUVD-2024-54684). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.6

VulDB Base Score: 4.7
VulDB Temp Score: 4.5
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CNA Base Score: 2.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authentication replay
CWE: CWE-294 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 242657
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES15 Security Update : salt (SUSE-SU-2025:02502-1)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: SALT 3006.12/3007.4

Timelineinfo

06/20/2024 🔍
06/13/2025 +358 days 🔍
06/13/2025 +0 days 🔍
07/24/2025 +41 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: docs.saltproject.io
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-38823 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-38823
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-312471
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413

Entryinfo

Created: 06/13/2025 09:17
Updated: 07/24/2025 20:09
Changes: 06/13/2025 09:17 (62), 06/13/2025 10:58 (1), 06/13/2025 17:35 (1), 07/24/2025 20:09 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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