Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-12791
Directory traversal vulnerability in minion id validation in SaltStack Salt before 2016.11.7 and 2017.7.x before 2017.7.1 allows remote minions with incorrect credentials to authenticate to a master via a crafted minion ID.
Vulnerability category: Directory traversal
Products affected by CVE-2017-12791
- cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2017.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-12791
0.54%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 74 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2017-12791
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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7.5
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
10.0
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6.4
|
NIST | |
9.8
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CRITICAL | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
3.9
|
5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2017-12791
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The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2017-12791
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100384
SaltStack Salt CVE-2017-12791 Directory Traversal VulnerabilityThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1482006
1482006 – (CVE-2017-12791) CVE-2017-12791 salt: Directory traversal vulnerability on salt-master via crafted minion IDsIssue Tracking;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/saltstack/salt/pull/42944
[2016.11] Add clean_id function to salt.utils.verify.py by Ch3LL · Pull Request #42944 · saltstack/salt · GitHubIssue Tracking;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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https://docs.saltstack.com/en/2016.11/topics/releases/2016.11.7.html
Salt 2016.11.7 Release NotesRelease Notes;Patch;Vendor Advisory
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https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2017.7.1.html
Salt 2017.7.1 Release NotesRelease Notes;Patch;Vendor Advisory
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https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=872399
#872399 - salt: CVE-2017-12791: Directory traversal vulnerability on salt-master via crafted minion IDs - Debian Bug report logsIssue Tracking;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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