CVE-2021-25281

SaltStack Salt API Unauthenticated Remote Command Execution

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Attend

*SSVC

Descriptions

An issue was discovered in through SaltStack Salt before 3002.5. salt-api does not honor eauth credentials for the wheel_async client. Thus, an attacker can remotely run any wheel modules on the master.

Se detectó un problema por medio de SaltStack Salt versiones anteriores a 3002.5. salt-api no respeta las credenciales de eauth para el cliente wheel_async. Por lo tanto, un atacante puede ejecutar remotamente cualquier módulo wheel en el maestro

*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:Attend

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Yes

Tech. Impact

Total

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2021-01-16 CVE Reserved
2021-02-26 First Exploit
2021-02-27 CVE Published
2024-09-06 EPSS Updated
2024-11-19 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-287: Improper Authentication

CAPEC

References (13)

URL	Tag	Source
https://github.com/saltstack/salt/releases	Release Notes
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00009.html	Mailing List
https://github.com/Immersive-Labs-Sec/CVE-2021-25281/blob/main/cve-2021-25281.py

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/Immersive-Labs-Sec/CVE-2021-25281	2021-02-26
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162058/SaltStack-Salt-API-Unauthenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.html	2024-11-19

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7GRVZ5WAEI3XFN2BDTL6DDXFS5HYSDVB	2023-12-21
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FUGLOJ6NXLCIFRD2JTXBYQEMAEF2B6XH	2023-12-21
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YOGNT2XWPOYV7YT75DN7PS4GIYWFKOK5	2023-12-21
https://saltproject.io/security_announcements/active-saltstack-cve-release-2021-feb-25	2021-02-25
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202103-01	2023-12-21
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-22	2023-12-21
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5011	2023-12-21
https://www.saltstack.com/blog/active-saltstack-cve-announced-2021-jan-21	2023-12-21

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"				>= 2016.3.9 < 2016.11.3 Search vendor "Saltstack" for product "Salt" and version " >= 2016.3.9 < 2016.11.3"		-		Affected
Saltstack Search vendor "Saltstack"		Salt Search vendor "Saltstack" for product "Salt"				>= 2016.11.4 < 2016.11.5 Search vendor "Saltstack" for product "Salt" and version " >= 2016.11.4 < 2016.11.5"		-		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 < 2017.7.8 Search vendor "Saltstack" for product "Salt" and version " >= 2017.5.0 < 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"				>= 2019.2.6 < 2019.2.8 Search vendor "Saltstack" for product "Salt" and version " >= 2019.2.6 < 2019.2.8"		-		Affected
Saltstack Search vendor "Saltstack"		Salt Search vendor "Saltstack" for product "Salt"				>= 3000 < 3000.6 Search vendor "Saltstack" for product "Salt" and version " >= 3000 < 3000.6"		-		Affected
Saltstack Search vendor "Saltstack"		Salt Search vendor "Saltstack" for product "Salt"				>= 3001 < 3001.4 Search vendor "Saltstack" for product "Salt" and version " >= 3001 < 3001.4"		-		Affected
Saltstack Search vendor "Saltstack"		Salt Search vendor "Saltstack" for product "Salt"				>= 3002 < 3002.5 Search vendor "Saltstack" for product "Salt" and version " >= 3002 < 3002.5"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				32 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "32"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				33 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "33"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				34 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "34"		-		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
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				11.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "11.0"		-		Affected