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Vulnerability · Published Sep 17, 2020 · Assigned by suse

CVE-2020-8028salt-api is accessible to every user on SUSE Manager Server

Critical 9.3

In plain English

A critical-severity improper access control in SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for SUSE Manager Server 4.1 from SUSE. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 35% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.3Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 65.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A Improper Access Control vulnerability in the configuration of salt of SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for SUSE Manager Server 4.1, SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0, SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0, SUSE Manager Server 3.2, SUSE Manager Server 4.0 allows local users to escalate to root on every system managed by SUSE manager. On the managing node itself code can be executed as user salt, potentially allowing for escalation to root there. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for SUSE Manager Server 4.1 google-gson versions prior to 2.8.5-3.4.3, httpcomponents-client-4.5.6-3.4.2, httpcomponents-. SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 release-notes-susemanager-proxy versions prior to 4.0.9-0.16.38.1. SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 release-notes-susemanager-proxy versions prior to 4.0.9-0.16.38.1. SUSE Manager Server 3.2 salt-netapi-client versions prior to 0.16.0-4.14.1, spacewalk-. SUSE Manager Server 4.0 release-notes-susemanager versions prior to 4.0.9-3.54.1.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for SUSE Manager Server 4.1 salt-netapi-client – before 0.17.0-3.3.2
SUSE SUSE Manager Server 3.2 salt-netapi-client – before 0.16.0-4.14.1
SUSE SUSE Manager Server 4.0 salt-netapi-client – before 0.17.0-4.6.3

Weakness: CWE-284 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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