CVE-2017-12791

Description

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.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.38% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory saltstack.com Vendor Advisory saltstack.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/saltstack/salt/pull/42944 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=872399 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100384 vdb entry third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1482006 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2017.7.1.html release notes patch vendor advisory
https://docs.saltstack.com/en/2016.11/topics/releases/2016.11.7.html release notes patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-12791?
CVE-2017-12791 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-12791?
To fix CVE-2017-12791, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-12791 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-12791 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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