Directory Traversal

2024-02-0806:52:52

Veracode Vulnerability Database

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directory traversal

path validation

salt software

7.7 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

6.6 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

9.1%

JSON

salt is vulnerable to Directory Traversal. The vulnerability is caused due to lack of proper path validation during the handling of URLs within the salt file server. This allows an attacker to craft a specially designed URL which results directory traversal.