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CVE-2020-11651
- EPSS 94.42%
- Published 30.04.2020 17:15:12
- Last modified 03.04.2025 19:44:09
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An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt before 2019.2.4 and 3000 before 3000.2. The salt-master process ClearFuncs class does not properly validate method calls. This allows a remote user to access some methods without authentication. These methods can be used to retrieve user tokens from the salt master and/or run arbitrary commands on salt minions.
Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Debian ≫ Debian Linux Version8.0
Debian ≫ Debian Linux Version9.0
Debian ≫ Debian Linux Version10.0
Canonical ≫ Ubuntu Linux Version16.04 SwEditionesm
Canonical ≫ Ubuntu Linux Version18.04 SwEditionlts
VMware ≫ Application Remote Collector Version7.5.0
VMware ≫ Application Remote Collector Version8.0.0
03.11.2021: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog
SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
VulnerabilitySaltStack Salt contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the salt-master process ClearFuncs due to improperly validating method calls. The vulnerability allows a remote user to access some methods without authentication, which can be used to retrieve user tokens from the salt master and/or run commands on salt minions. Salt users who follow fundamental internet security guidelines and best practices are not affected by this vulnerability.
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Required actions| Type | Source | Score | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPSS | FIRST.org | 94.42% | 1 |
| Source | Base Score | Exploit Score | Impact Score | Vector string |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nvd@nist.gov | 9.8 | 3.9 | 5.9 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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| nvd@nist.gov | 7.5 | 10 | 6.4 |
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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| 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | 9.8 | 3.9 | 5.9 |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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