SaltStack Minion 3000.x < 3001.8 / 3002.x < 3002.7 / 3003.x < 3003.3 RCE

high Nessus Plugin ID 158554

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Synopsis

The version of SaltStack Minion running on the remote server is affected by remote a code execution vulnerability.

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the instance of SaltStack has a Minion component installed on the remote server and is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability. A remote, unauthorized attacker can trigger this exposure with a carefully crafted payload to gain full file system access as root by injecting malicious code into the full path string.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version

Solution

Upgrade to SaltStack version referenced in the vendor security advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 158554

File Name: saltstack_minion_3003_3.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/2/2022

Updated: 4/1/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-21996

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:saltstack:salt

Required KB Items: installed_sw/SaltStack Salt Minion

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/2/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/2/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-21996

IAVA: 2021-A-0524-S

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