vulnerability
FreeBSD: VID-3531141d-a708-477c-954a-2a0549e49ca9 (CVE-2017-12791): salt -- Maliciously crafted minion IDs can cause unwanted directory traversals on the Salt-master
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Aug 22, 2017 | Aug 23, 2017 | Dec 10, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Aug 22, 2017
Added
Aug 23, 2017
Modified
Dec 10, 2025
Description
SaltStack reports: Correct a flaw in minion id validation which could allow certain minions to authenticate to a master despite not having the correct credentials. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker must create a salt-minion with an ID containing characters that will cause a directory traversal. Credit for discovering the security flaw goes to: [email protected]
Solutions
freebsd-upgrade-package-py27-saltfreebsd-upgrade-package-py32-saltfreebsd-upgrade-package-py33-saltfreebsd-upgrade-package-py34-saltfreebsd-upgrade-package-py35-saltfreebsd-upgrade-package-py36-salt
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