Vulnerability · Published Feb 27, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-3197
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in the salt package (PyPI). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 71.7% (higher than 99.4% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)71.7%top 0.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt before 3002.5. The salt-api's ssh client is vulnerable to a shell injection by including ProxyCommand in an argument, or via ssh_options provided in an API request.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | salt | 2015.8.13 | GHSA-8rp6-x3r7-5qw3 |
| PyPI | salt | 2016.11.5 | GHSA-8rp6-x3r7-5qw3 |
| PyPI | salt | 2016.11.10 | GHSA-8rp6-x3r7-5qw3 |
| PyPI | salt | 2017.7.8 | GHSA-8rp6-x3r7-5qw3 |
| PyPI | salt | no fix listed | GHSA-8rp6-x3r7-5qw3 |
| PyPI | salt | 2019.2.8 | GHSA-8rp6-x3r7-5qw3 |
| PyPI | salt | 3000.7 | GHSA-8rp6-x3r7-5qw3 |
| PyPI | salt | 3001.5 | GHSA-8rp6-x3r7-5qw3 |
| PyPI | salt | 3002.3 | GHSA-8rp6-x3r7-5qw3 |
| PyPI | salt | 2015.8.10, 2015.8.13, 2016.11.10, 2016.11.3, 2016.11.5, 2016.3.4, 2016.3.6, 2016.3.8, 2017.7.8, 2019.2.0rc1, 2019.2.5, 2019.2.8, 3000.6, 3001.4, 3002.5 | PYSEC-2021-57 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/releases
- https://saltproject.io/security_announcements/active-saltstack-cve-release-2021-feb-25/
- FEDORA-2021-904a2dbc0c vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2021-5756fbf8a6 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2021-43eb5584ad vendor-advisory
- GLSA-202103-01 vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20211110 [SECURITY] [DLA 2815-1] salt security update mailing-list
- DSA-5011 vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20220103 [SECURITY] [DLA 2480-2] salt regression update mailing-list
- GLSA-202310-22 vendor-advisory