CVE-2013-4439: Minion identity not validated in saltstack

May 17, 2022 (updated October 26, 2024)

Salt (aka SaltStack) before 0.15.0 through 0.17.0 allows remote authenticated minions to impersonate arbitrary minions via a crafted minion with a valid key.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-jmv9-5gx8-7xpf
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/salt/PYSEC-2013-14.yaml
github.com/saltstack/salt
github.com/saltstack/salt/pull/7356
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4439

Code Behaviors & Features

Detect and mitigate CVE-2013-4439 with GitLab Dependency Scanning

Secure your software supply chain by verifying that all open source dependencies used in your projects contain no disclosed vulnerabilities. Dependency Scanning using SBOM also detects vulnerabilities from proprietary advisories that this site does not include. Learn more about Dependency Scanning using SBOM →