CVE-2017-14695

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in minion id validation in SaltStack Salt before 2016.3.8, 2016.11.x before 2016.11.8, and 2017.7.x before 2017.7.2 allows remote minions with incorrect credentials to authenticate to a master via a crafted minion ID. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-12791.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.45%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory saltstack.com Vendor Advisory saltstack.com Vendor Advisory saltstack.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2016.3.8.html issue tracking release notes vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-10/msg00075.html issue tracking release notes third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-10/msg00073.html issue tracking release notes third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1500748 issue tracking release notes third party advisory
https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2017.7.2.html issue tracking release notes vendor advisory
https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2016.11.8.html issue tracking release notes vendor advisory
https://github.com/saltstack/salt/commit/80d90307b07b3703428ecbb7c8bb468e28a9ae6d issue tracking third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-14695?
CVE-2017-14695 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-14695?
To fix CVE-2017-14695, 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-2017-14695 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-14695 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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