CVE-2023-34049

Salt security advisory release - 2023-OCT-27

Published Nov 14, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 6.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Salt-SSH pre-flight option copies the script to the target at a predictable path, which allows an attacker to force Salt-SSH to run their script. If an attacker has access to the target VM and knows the path to the pre-flight script before it runs they can ensure Salt-SSH runs their script with the privileges of the user running Salt-SSH. Do not make the copy path on the target predictable and ensure we check return codes of the scp command if the copy fails.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Salt

SALT

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`3005`	affected	< 3005.4
`3004`	affected	< 3006.4

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2024-3190	The Salt-SSH pre-flight option copies the script to the target at a predictable path, which allows an attacker to force Salt-SSH to run their script. If an attacker has access to the target VM and knows the path to the pre-flight script before it runs they can ensure Salt-SSH runs their script with the privileges of the user running Salt-SSH. Do not make the copy path on the target predictable and ensure we check return codes of the scp command if the copy fails.
Github GHSA	GHSA-4277-m35q-7c9w	Salt preflight script could be attacker controlled

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.207% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://saltproject.io/security-announcements/2023-10-27-advisory/

History

Nov 14, 2024 4:15 PM First appearance in the feed. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Salt Project Salt Project salt
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:salt_project:salt::::::::
Vendors & Products		Salt Project Salt Project salt
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Nov 14, 2024 4:30 AM Description updated. Title updated. Added references. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		The Salt-SSH pre-flight option copies the script to the target at a predictable path, which allows an attacker to force Salt-SSH to run their script. If an attacker has access to the target VM and knows the path to the pre-flight script before it runs they can ensure Salt-SSH runs their script with the privileges of the user running Salt-SSH. Do not make the copy path on the target predictable and ensure we check return codes of the scp command if the copy fails.
Title		Salt security advisory release - 2023-OCT-27
References		https://saltproject.io/security-announcements/2023-10-27-advisory/
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`