CVE-2017-8109 SaltStack Salt Information Exposure
Local attackers can read leaked credentials from Salt Minion configurations due to improper permission handling during salt-ssh operations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-8109?
CVE-2017-8109 is a high-severity vulnerability in Saltstack Salt, published on 25 Apr 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The salt-ssh minion code in SaltStack Salt 2016.11 before 2016.11.4 copied over configuration from the Salt Master without adjusting permissions, which might leak credentials to local attackers on configured minions (clients).
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8109?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including salt. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
salt PyPI | From 2016.11 | 2016.11.4 |
salt PyPI | From 2016.11 | 2016.11.4 |
salt PyPI | From 2016.11 | 2016.11.4 |
Products include Saltstack Salt.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8109?
Upgrade salt to 2016.11.4 or later.
Is CVE-2017-8109 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8109 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Saltstack Salt
- CVE-2013-4437 SaltStack insecurely uses /tmp
- CVE-2013-6617 SaltStack Privilege Escalation vulnerability
- 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
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xcx4-5wq7-g5g7, PYSEC-2017-82.