Vulnerability Description
An issue was discovered in through SaltStack Salt before 3002.5. salt-api does not honor eauth credentials for the wheel_async client. Thus, an attacker can remotely run any wheel modules on the master.
CVSS Score
CRITICAL
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Saltstack | Salt | < 2015.8.10 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 32 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162058/SaltStack-Salt-API-Unauthenticated-RExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/releasesRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00009.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://saltproject.io/security_announcements/active-saltstack-cve-release-2021-Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202103-01Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-22Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5011Third Party Advisory
- https://www.saltstack.com/blog/active-saltstack-cve-announced-2021-jan-21/Vendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162058/SaltStack-Salt-API-Unauthenticated-RExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/releasesRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00009.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproMailing ListThird Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2021-25281?
CVE-2021-25281 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). An issue was discovered in through SaltStack Salt before 3002.5. salt-api does not honor eauth credentials for the wheel_async client. Thus, an attacker can remotely run any wheel modules on the maste...
How severe is CVE-2021-25281?
CVE-2021-25281 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.
Is there a patch for CVE-2021-25281?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Saltstack Salt, Fedoraproject Fedora, Debian Debian Linux.