CVE-2017-5192
SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass when using the local_batch client from salt-api
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.48%
Description
When using the local_batch client from salt-api in SaltStack Salt before 2015.8.13, 2016.3.x before 2016.3.5, and 2016.11.x before 2016.11.2, external authentication is not respected, enabling all authentication to be bypassed.
How to fix CVE-2017-5192
To remediate CVE-2017-5192, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2015.8.13 or later
- —upgrade to 2015.8.13 or later
Is CVE-2017-5192 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 2015.8.13
- from 0, < 2015.8.13, >= 2016.3, < 2016.3.5, >= 2016.11, < 2016.11.2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |