Description
The Salt-SSH pre-flight option copies the script to the target at a predictable path, which allows an attacker to force Salt-SSH to run their script. If an attacker has access to the target VM and knows the path to the pre-flight script before it runs they can ensure Salt-SSH runs their script with the privileges of the user running Salt-SSH. Do not make the copy path on the target predictable and ensure we check return codes of the scp command if the copy fails.
Published: 2024-11-14
Score: 6.7 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-3190 The Salt-SSH pre-flight option copies the script to the target at a predictable path, which allows an attacker to force Salt-SSH to run their script. If an attacker has access to the target VM and knows the path to the pre-flight script before it runs they can ensure Salt-SSH runs their script with the privileges of the user running Salt-SSH. Do not make the copy path on the target predictable and ensure we check return codes of the scp command if the copy fails.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-4277-m35q-7c9w Salt preflight script could be attacker controlled
History

Thu, 14 Nov 2024 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Salt Project
Salt Project salt
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:salt_project:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Salt Project
Salt Project salt
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 14 Nov 2024 04:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Salt-SSH pre-flight option copies the script to the target at a predictable path, which allows an attacker to force Salt-SSH to run their script. If an attacker has access to the target VM and knows the path to the pre-flight script before it runs they can ensure Salt-SSH runs their script with the privileges of the user running Salt-SSH. Do not make the copy path on the target predictable and ensure we check return codes of the scp command if the copy fails.
Title Salt security advisory release - 2023-OCT-27
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Subscriptions

Salt Project Salt
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published:

Updated: 2024-11-14T15:20:15.288Z

Reserved: 2023-05-25T17:21:56.202Z

Link: CVE-2023-34049

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-11-14T15:18:00.386Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2024-11-14T05:15:28.260

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2023-34049

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

No weakness.