SaltStack 3000 < 3005.5 / 3006 < 3006.6 Multiple Vulnerablities

high Nessus Plugin ID 190892

Synopsis

The version of SaltStack running on the remote server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the instance of SaltStack hosted on the remote server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

- Syndic cache directory creation is vulnerable to a directory traversal attack. (CVE-2024-22231)

- A specially crafted url can be created which leads to a directory traversal in the salt file server. (CVE-2024-22232)

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.

See Also

https://saltproject.io/security-announcements/2024-01-31-advisory/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 190892

File Name: saltstack_3006_6.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 2/22/2024

Updated: 2/23/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-22232

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.7

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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 Master

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/31/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/31/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-22231, CVE-2024-22232

IAVA: 2024-A-0106