Vulnerability · Published Sep 5, 2023 · Assigned by vmware
CVE-2023-20898
Medium 4.2
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Salt. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 25% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.2Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 75.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Git Providers can read from the wrong environment because they get the same cache directory base name in Salt masters prior to 3005.2 or 3006.2. Anything that uses Git Providers with different environments can get garbage data or the wrong data, which can lead to wrongful data disclosure, wrongful executions, data corruption and/or crash.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | salt | 3005.2 | GHSA-qvh6-3j7x-3hq7 |
| PyPI | salt | 3006.2 | GHSA-qvh6-3j7x-3hq7 |
| PyPI | salt | 3005.2, 3006.2 | PYSEC-2023-169 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | salt | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-20898 |