CVE-2013-6617 SaltStack Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Remote attackers can gain elevated privileges due to improper group privilege dropping in the Salt master.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-6617?
CVE-2013-6617 is a critical vulnerability in Saltstack Salt, published on 5 Nov 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The salt master in Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.11.0 through 0.17.0 does not properly drop group privileges, which makes it easier for remote attackers to gain privileges.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6617?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including salt. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
salt PyPI | From 0.11.0 | 0.17.1 |
salt PyPI | From 0.11.0 | 0.17.1 |
salt PyPI | From 0.11.0 | 0.17.1 |
Products include Saltstack Salt.
How do I fix CVE-2013-6617?
Upgrade salt to 0.17.1 or later.
Is CVE-2013-6617 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6617 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Saltstack Salt
- CVE-2013-4437 SaltStack insecurely uses /tmp
- CVE-2021-33226 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-2021-25315 salt-api unauthenticated remote code execution
- CVE-2018-15751 SaltStack Salt Remote command execution and incorrect access control when using salt-api
- CVE-2017-7893 SaltStack Salt allows compromised salt-minions to impersonate the salt-master
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7wx3-vr2f-6p29, PYSEC-2013-15.