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CVE-2017-5192: SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass when using the local_batch client from salt-api

May 17, 2022 (updated October 21, 2024)

When using the local_batch client from salt-api in SaltStack Salt before 2015.8.13, 2016.3.x before 2016.3.5, and 2016.11.x before 2016.11.2, external authentication is not respected, enabling all authentication to be bypassed.

References

  • docs.saltstack.com/en/2016.3/topics/releases/2015.8.13.html
  • docs.saltstack.com/en/2016.3/topics/releases/2016.3.5.html
  • docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2016.11.2.html
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-f2h7-4f84-8qrm
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/salt/PYSEC-2017-38.yaml
  • github.com/saltstack/salt
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5192

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 2015.8.13, all versions starting from 2016.3.0 before 2016.3.5, all versions starting from 2016.11.0 before 2016.11.2

Fixed versions

  • 2015.8.13
  • 2016.3.5
  • 2016.11.2

Solution

Upgrade to versions 2015.8.13, 2016.11.2, 2016.3.5 or above.

Impact 8.8 HIGH

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-287: Improper Authentication

Source file

pypi/salt/CVE-2017-5192.yml

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