What is GHSA-7wx3-vr2f-6p29?

GHSA-7wx3-vr2f-6p29 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. SaltStack Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-7wx3-vr2f-6p29 cover?

GHSA-7wx3-vr2f-6p29 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2013-6617. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-7wx3-vr2f-6p29?

GHSA-7wx3-vr2f-6p29 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

Which products are affected by GHSA-7wx3-vr2f-6p29?

GHSA-7wx3-vr2f-6p29 affects 1 product, including: pip/salt:\u003e= 0.11.0, \u003c 0.17.1.

GHSA-7wx3-vr2f-6p29HighCVSS 7.5

SaltStack Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

May 17, 2022

Last Modified

November 6, 2024

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2013-6617 →

📋 Description

The salt master in Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.11.0 through 0.17.0 does not properly drop group privileges, which makes it easier for remote attackers to gain privileges.

🎯 Affected products1

pip/salt:>= 0.11.0, < 0.17.1

🔗 References (4)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6617
http://docs.saltstack.com/topics/releases/0.17.1.html
https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/salt/PYSEC-2013-15.yaml
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7wx3-vr2f-6p29