Salt 2015.8.x before 2015.8.4 does not properly handle clear messages on the minion, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code by inserting packets into the minion-master data stream.
The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt | Saltstack | 2015.8.0 (including) | 2015.8.0 (including) |
| Salt | Saltstack | 2015.8.1 (including) | 2015.8.1 (including) |
| Salt | Saltstack | 2015.8.2 (including) | 2015.8.2 (including) |
| Salt | Saltstack | 2015.8.3 (including) | 2015.8.3 (including) |
| Salt | Ubuntu | esm-infra-legacy/trusty | * |
| Salt | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Salt | Ubuntu | trusty/esm | * |
| Salt | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Salt | Ubuntu | wily | * |
Access control involves the use of several protection mechanisms such as:
When any mechanism is not applied or otherwise fails, attackers can compromise the security of the product by gaining privileges, reading sensitive information, executing commands, evading detection, etc. There are two distinct behaviors that can introduce access control weaknesses: