SaltStack Salt up to 0.17.0 improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in SaltStack Salt up to 0.17.0. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2013-4435. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in SaltStack Salt up to 0.17.0. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.15.0 through 0.17.0 allows remote authenticated users who are using external authentication or client ACL to execute restricted routines by embedding the routine in another routine.

The weakness was presented 11/05/2013 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at docs.saltstack.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-4435 since 06/12/2013. The attack may be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

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 databases at Tenable (70809), SecurityFocus (BID 62995†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-42238†). See VDB-65430, VDB-65427, VDB-65426 and VDB-65425 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Nessus ID: 70809
Nessus Name: Fedora 20 : salt-0.17.1-1.fc20 (2013-19438)
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06/12/2013 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: docs.saltstack.com
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CVE: CVE-2013-4435 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-4435
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-65423
SecurityFocus: 62995
Vulnerability Center: 42238 - Salt 0.15.0 - 0.17.0 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability due Insufficient Argument Validation, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 01/10/2022 09:08
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (58), 05/15/2017 11:14 (2), 01/10/2022 09:08 (3)
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