CVE-2020-28972

2021-02-2619:02:52

redhat.com

access.redhat.com

salt

ssl/tls

certificate

validation

bypass

man-in-the-middle

attack

confidentiality

integrity

vulnerability

CVSS2

4.3

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

5.9

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

EPSS

0.01

Percentile

83.4%

JSON

A flaw was found in Salt, where the codebase was not validating the SSL/TLS certificate of the server. This flaw allows an attacker to obtain sensitive information via a man-in-the-middle attack. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality and integrity.