Salt prior 2015.8.3 Cache Data state.sls information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Salt and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function state.sls of the component Cache Data Handler. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2015-8034. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Salt and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function state.sls of the component Cache Data Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The state.sls function in Salt before 2015.8.3 uses weak permissions on the cache data, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the file.

The bug was discovered 11/25/2015. The weakness was published 01/30/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at docs.saltstack.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-8034 since 11/02/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 12 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 87229 (FreeBSD : Salt -- information disclosure (e6b974ab-9d35-11e5-8f5c-002590263bf5)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 2015.8.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (87229) and SecurityFocus (BID 96390†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.2

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 87229
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : Salt -- information disclosure (e6b974ab-9d35-11e5-8f5c-002590263bf5)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Salt 2015.8.3

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10/30/2015 🔍
11/02/2015 +3 days 🔍
11/25/2015 +23 days 🔍
12/07/2015 +12 days 🔍
12/08/2015 +1 days 🔍
01/30/2017 +419 days 🔍
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01/31/2017 +1 days 🔍
01/31/2017 +0 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: docs.saltstack.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-8034 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-8034
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96295
SecurityFocus: 96390 - SaltStack Salt CVE-2015-8034 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2015-8034 - Salt - Information Disclosure Issue

Entryinfo

Created: 01/31/2017 09:52
Changes: 01/31/2017 09:52 (72)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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