CVE-2020-25592

SaltStack Salt REST API Arbitrary Command Execution

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

In SaltStack Salt through 3002, salt-netapi improperly validates eauth credentials and tokens. A user can bypass authentication and invoke Salt SSH.

En SaltStack Salt versiones hasta 3002, salt-netapi comprueba inapropiadamente credenciales y tokens de eauth. Un usuario puede omitir la autenticación e invocar Salt SSH

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2020-09-15 CVE Reserved
2020-11-03 First Exploit
2020-11-06 CVE Published
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
2024-09-10 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-287: Improper Authentication

CAPEC

References (9)

URL	Tag	Source
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160039/SaltStack-Salt-REST-API-Arbitrary-Command-Execution.html	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00007.html	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/saltstack_salt_api_cmd_exec.rb	2020-11-03

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00029.html	2023-11-07
https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/index.html	2023-11-07
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TPOGB2F6XUAIGFDTOCQDNB2VIXFXHWMA	2023-11-07
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-13	2023-11-07
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4837	2023-11-07
https://www.saltstack.com/blog/on-november-3-2020-saltstack-publicly-disclosed-three-new-cves	2020-11-03

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Saltstack Search vendor "Saltstack"		Salt Search vendor "Saltstack" for product "Salt"				< 2015.8.10 Search vendor "Saltstack" for product "Salt" and version " < 2015.8.10"		-		Affected
Saltstack Search vendor "Saltstack"		Salt Search vendor "Saltstack" for product "Salt"				>= 2015.8.11 < 2015.8.13 Search vendor "Saltstack" for product "Salt" and version " >= 2015.8.11 < 2015.8.13"		-		Affected
Saltstack Search vendor "Saltstack"		Salt Search vendor "Saltstack" for product "Salt"				>= 2016.3.0 < 2016.3.4 Search vendor "Saltstack" for product "Salt" and version " >= 2016.3.0 < 2016.3.4"		-		Affected
Saltstack Search vendor "Saltstack"		Salt Search vendor "Saltstack" for product "Salt"				>= 2016.3.5 < 2016.3.6 Search vendor "Saltstack" for product "Salt" and version " >= 2016.3.5 < 2016.3.6"		-		Affected
Saltstack Search vendor "Saltstack"		Salt Search vendor "Saltstack" for product "Salt"				>= 2016.3.7 < 2016.3.8 Search vendor "Saltstack" for product "Salt" and version " >= 2016.3.7 < 2016.3.8"		-		Affected
Saltstack Search vendor "Saltstack"		Salt Search vendor "Saltstack" for product "Salt"				>= 2016.11.0 < 2016.11.3 Search vendor "Saltstack" for product "Salt" and version " >= 2016.11.0 < 2016.11.3"		-		Affected
Saltstack Search vendor "Saltstack"		Salt Search vendor "Saltstack" for product "Salt"				>= 2016.11.4 < 2016.11.6 Search vendor "Saltstack" for product "Salt" and version " >= 2016.11.4 < 2016.11.6"		-		Affected
Saltstack Search vendor "Saltstack"		Salt Search vendor "Saltstack" for product "Salt"				>= 2016.11.7 < 2016.11.10 Search vendor "Saltstack" for product "Salt" and version " >= 2016.11.7 < 2016.11.10"		-		Affected
Saltstack Search vendor "Saltstack"		Salt Search vendor "Saltstack" for product "Salt"				>= 2017.5.0 < 2017.7.4 Search vendor "Saltstack" for product "Salt" and version " >= 2017.5.0 < 2017.7.4"		-		Affected
Saltstack Search vendor "Saltstack"		Salt Search vendor "Saltstack" for product "Salt"				>= 2017.7.5 < 2017.7.8 Search vendor "Saltstack" for product "Salt" and version " >= 2017.7.5 < 2017.7.8"		-		Affected
Saltstack Search vendor "Saltstack"		Salt Search vendor "Saltstack" for product "Salt"				>= 2018.2.0 < 2018.3.5 Search vendor "Saltstack" for product "Salt" and version " >= 2018.2.0 < 2018.3.5"		-		Affected
Saltstack Search vendor "Saltstack"		Salt Search vendor "Saltstack" for product "Salt"				>= 2019.2.0 < 2019.2.5 Search vendor "Saltstack" for product "Salt" and version " >= 2019.2.0 < 2019.2.5"		-		Affected
Saltstack Search vendor "Saltstack"		Salt Search vendor "Saltstack" for product "Salt"				>= 3000.0 < 3000.3 Search vendor "Saltstack" for product "Salt" and version " >= 3000.0 < 3000.3"		-		Affected
Saltstack Search vendor "Saltstack"		Salt Search vendor "Saltstack" for product "Salt"				3001 Search vendor "Saltstack" for product "Salt" and version "3001"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				10.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "10.0"		-		Affected