CVE-2020-16846

An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt through 3002. Sending crafted web requests to the Salt API, with the SSH client enabled, can result in shell injection.

CVSS v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/saltstack/salt/releases	Third Party Advisory
https://www.saltstack.com/blog/on-november-3-2020-saltstack-publicly-disclosed-three-new-cves/	Vendor Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TPOGB2F6XUAIGFDTOCQDNB2VIXFXHWMA/	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00029.html	Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-13	Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160039/SaltStack-Salt-REST-API-Arbitrary-Command-Execution.html	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1380/	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1379/	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1383/	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1381/	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1382/	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00007.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4837	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00000.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:3001:::::::*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:::::::*

Information

Published : 2020-11-06 00:15

Updated : 2022-02-22 02:09

NVD link : CVE-2020-16846

Mitre link : CVE-2020-16846

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Products Affected

debian

debian_linux

saltstack

salt

{"cve": {"data_type": "CVE", "references": {"reference_data": [{"url": "https://github.com/saltstack/salt/releases", "name": "https://github.com/saltstack/salt/releases", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "refsource": "MISC"}, {"url": "https://www.saltstack.com/blog/on-november-3-2020-saltstack-publicly-disclosed-three-new-cves/", "name": "https://www.saltstack.com/blog/on-november-3-2020-saltstack-publicly-disclosed-three-new-cves/", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "refsource": "CONFIRM"}, {"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TPOGB2F6XUAIGFDTOCQDNB2VIXFXHWMA/", "name": "FEDORA-2020-9e040bd6dd", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "refsource": "FEDORA"}, {"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00029.html", "name": "openSUSE-SU-2020:1868", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "refsource": "SUSE"}, {"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-13", "name": "GLSA-202011-13", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "refsource": "GENTOO"}, {"url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160039/SaltStack-Salt-REST-API-Arbitrary-Command-Execution.html", "name": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160039/SaltStack-Salt-REST-API-Arbitrary-Command-Execution.html", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory", "VDB Entry"], "refsource": "MISC"}, {"url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1380/", "name": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1380/", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory", "VDB Entry"], "refsource": "MISC"}, {"url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1379/", "name": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1379/", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory", "VDB Entry"], "refsource": "MISC"}, {"url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1383/", "name": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1383/", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory", "VDB Entry"], "refsource": "MISC"}, {"url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1381/", "name": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1381/", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory", "VDB Entry"], "refsource": "MISC"}, {"url": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1382/", "name": "https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1382/", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory", "VDB Entry"], "refsource": "MISC"}, {"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00007.html", "name": "[debian-lts-announce] 20201204 [SECURITY] [DLA 2480-1] salt security update", "tags": ["Mailing List", "Third Party Advisory"], "refsource": "MLIST"}, {"url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4837", "name": "DSA-4837", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "refsource": "DEBIAN"}, {"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00000.html", "name": "[debian-lts-announce] 20220103 [SECURITY] [DLA 2480-2] salt regression update", "tags": ["Mailing List", "Third Party Advisory"], "refsource": "MLIST"}]}, "data_format": "MITRE", "description": {"description_data": [{"lang": "en", "value": "An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt through 3002. Sending crafted web requests to the Salt API, with the SSH client enabled, can result in shell injection."}]}, "problemtype": {"problemtype_data": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-78"}]}]}, "data_version": "4.0", "CVE_data_meta": {"ID": "CVE-2020-16846", "ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org"}}, "impact": {"baseMetricV2": {"cvssV2": {"version": "2.0", "baseScore": 7.5, "accessVector": "NETWORK", "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P", "authentication": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL", "accessComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL", "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL"}, "severity": "HIGH", "acInsufInfo": false, "impactScore": 6.4, "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "exploitabilityScore": 10.0, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "userInteractionRequired": false}, "baseMetricV3": {"cvssV3": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 9.8, "attackVector": "NETWORK", "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH"}, "impactScore": 5.9, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9}}, "publishedDate": "2020-11-06T08:15Z", "configurations": {"nodes": [{"children": [], "operator": "OR", "cpe_match": [{"cpe23Uri": "cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe_name": [], "vulnerable": true, "versionEndExcluding": "2015.8.10"}, {"cpe23Uri": "cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe_name": [], "vulnerable": true, "versionEndExcluding": "2015.8.13", "versionStartIncluding": "2015.8.11"}, {"cpe23Uri": "cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe_name": [], "vulnerable": true, "versionEndExcluding": "2016.3.4", "versionStartIncluding": "2016.3.0"}, {"cpe23Uri": "cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe_name": [], "vulnerable": true, "versionEndExcluding": "2016.3.6", "versionStartIncluding": "2016.3.5"}, {"cpe23Uri": "cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe_name": [], "vulnerable": true, "versionEndExcluding": "2016.3.8", "versionStartIncluding": "2016.3.7"}, {"cpe23Uri": "cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe_name": [], "vulnerable": true, "versionEndExcluding": "2016.11.3", "versionStartIncluding": "2016.11.0"}, {"cpe23Uri": "cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe_name": [], "vulnerable": true, "versionEndExcluding": "2016.11.6", "versionStartIncluding": "2016.11.4"}, {"cpe23Uri": "cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe_name": [], "vulnerable": true, "versionEndExcluding": "2016.11.10", "versionStartIncluding": "2016.11.7"}, {"cpe23Uri": "cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe_name": [], "vulnerable": true, "versionEndExcluding": "2017.7.4", "versionStartIncluding": "2017.5.0"}, {"cpe23Uri": "cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe_name": [], "vulnerable": true, "versionEndExcluding": "2017.7.8", "versionStartIncluding": "2017.7.5"}, {"cpe23Uri": "cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe_name": [], "vulnerable": true, "versionEndExcluding": "2018.3.5", "versionStartIncluding": "2018.2.0"}, {"cpe23Uri": "cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe_name": [], "vulnerable": true, "versionEndExcluding": "2019.2.5", "versionStartIncluding": "2019.2.0"}, {"cpe23Uri": "cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe_name": [], "vulnerable": true, "versionEndExcluding": "3000.3", "versionStartIncluding": "3000.0"}, {"cpe23Uri": "cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:3001:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe_name": [], "vulnerable": true}]}, {"children": [], "operator": "OR", "cpe_match": [{"cpe23Uri": "cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe_name": [], "vulnerable": true}, {"cpe23Uri": "cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe_name": [], "vulnerable": true}]}], "CVE_data_version": "4.0"}, "lastModifiedDate": "2022-02-22T10:09Z"}

9.8 /10