GitHub Advisory DatabaseGHSA-W589-R335-4F55SaltStack Salt Improper Certificate Validation
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
83.4%
In SaltStack Salt before 3002.5, authentication to VMware vcenter, vsphere, and esxi servers (in the vmware.py files) does not always validate the SSL/TLS certificate.
Affected configurations
References
github.com/advisories/GHSA-w589-r335-4f55
github.com/saltstack/salt/blob/8f9405cf8e6f7d7776d5000841c886dec6d96250/CHANGELOG.md?plain=1#L2358
github.com/saltstack/salt/blob/8f9405cf8e6f7d7776d5000841c886dec6d96250/doc/topics/releases/3000.7.rst#L14
github.com/saltstack/salt/blob/8f9405cf8e6f7d7776d5000841c886dec6d96250/doc/topics/releases/3001.5.rst#L14
github.com/saltstack/salt/blob/8f9405cf8e6f7d7776d5000841c886dec6d96250/doc/topics/releases/3002.3.rst#L14
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00009.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7GRVZ5WAEI3XFN2BDTL6DDXFS5HYSDVB
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FUGLOJ6NXLCIFRD2JTXBYQEMAEF2B6XH
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YOGNT2XWPOYV7YT75DN7PS4GIYWFKOK5
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/7GRVZ5WAEI3XFN2BDTL6DDXFS5HYSDVB
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/FUGLOJ6NXLCIFRD2JTXBYQEMAEF2B6XH
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/YOGNT2XWPOYV7YT75DN7PS4GIYWFKOK5
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28972
saltproject.io/security_announcements/active-saltstack-cve-release-2021-feb-25
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202103-01
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-22
www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5011
Related
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
83.4%