CVE-2018-15750 SaltStack Salt Directory Traversal vulnerability in salt-api

Medium 5.3 Published 24 Oct 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can determine which files exist on the server via a directory traversal vulnerability in salt-api.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2018-15750?

CVE-2018-15750 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Saltstack Salt, published on 24 Oct 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Directory Traversal vulnerability in salt-api in SaltStack Salt before 2017.7.8 and 2018.3.x before 2018.3.3 allows remote attackers to determine which files exist on the server.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-15750?

7 open source packages ship an affected version, including salt. It affects 1 product.

Package	Affected	Fixed in
`salt` PyPI	All versions	`2017.7.8, 2018.3.3`
`salt` PyPI	From `2016.11.0`	`2016.11.10`
`salt` PyPI	From `2016.11.0`	`2016.11.10`
`salt` PyPI	From `2017.7.0`	`2017.7.8`
`salt` PyPI	From `2017.7.0`	`2017.7.8`
`salt` PyPI	From `2018.3.0`	`2018.3.3`

1 more packages

salt PyPI From 2018.3.0 2018.3.3

Products include Saltstack Salt.

How do I fix CVE-2018-15750?

Upgrade salt to a fixed version for your release line: 2017.7.8, 2018.3.3 or 2016.11.10.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2018-15750 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-15750 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-jx34-pppm-gjvr, PYSEC-2018-29, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-15750.