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CVE-2021-3148

An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt before 3002.5. Sending crafted web requests to the Salt API can result in salt.utils.thin.gen_thin() command injection because of different handling of sin...

Published: Feb 27, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-77
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
8.2%
Top 5.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
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Description

SaltStack Salt command injection in the Salt-API when using the Salt-SSH client

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-77

Affected Products

saltPyPIOSS Libraries
n/an/a
saltsaltstack
On-prem
Security Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner
fedorafedoraproject
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
debian linuxdebian
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
pypipackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
saltstackoss-projectSecurity Productsaka salt, salt 2015, salt 2018
fedoraprojectoss-projectUSOperating Systemsaka fedora project
debianoss-projectGBOperating Systemsaka debian gnu/linux
and 5 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Execution
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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3148
nvd.nist.gov
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5011
debian.org
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-22
security.gentoo.org
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Timeline

Published
Feb 27, 2021
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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