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CVE-2018-15751: SaltStack Salt Remote command execution and incorrect access control when using salt-api

May 13, 2022 (updated October 23, 2024)

SaltStack Salt 2016.11.x before 2016.11.10, 2017.7.x before 2017.7.8 and 2018.3.x before 2018.3.3 allow remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands via salt-api(netapi).

References

  • docs.saltstack.com/en/2017.7/topics/releases/2017.7.8.html
  • docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2018.3.3.html
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-x549-r7m8-gv63
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/salt/PYSEC-2018-30.yaml
  • github.com/saltstack/salt
  • github.com/saltstack/salt/blob/8f9405cf8e6f7d7776d5000841c886dec6d96250/doc/topics/releases/2016.11.10.rst
  • github.com/saltstack/salt/blob/8f9405cf8e6f7d7776d5000841c886dec6d96250/doc/topics/releases/2017.7.8.rst
  • github.com/saltstack/salt/blob/8f9405cf8e6f7d7776d5000841c886dec6d96250/doc/topics/releases/2018.3.3.rst
  • groups.google.com/d/msg/salt-users/L9xqcJ0UXxs/qgDj42obBQAJ
  • groups.google.com/d/msg/salt-users/dimVF7rpphY/jn3Xv3MbBQAJ
  • lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00024.html
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15751
  • usn.ubuntu.com/4459-1

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 2016.11.0 before 2016.11.10, all versions starting from 2017.7.0 before 2017.7.8, all versions starting from 2018.3.0 before 2018.3.3

Fixed versions

  • 2017.7.8
  • 2018.3.3
  • 2016.11.10

Solution

Upgrade to versions 2016.11.10, 2017.7.8, 2018.3.3 or above.

Impact 9.8 CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-287: Improper Authentication

Source file

pypi/salt/CVE-2018-15751.yml

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