Vulnerability · Published Feb 27, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-28972
Medium 5.9
In plain English
A medium-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 3.1% (higher than 88% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.9Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)3.1%top 12.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In SaltStack Salt before 3002.5, authentication to VMware vcenter, vsphere, and esxi servers (in the vmware.py files) does not always validate the SSL/TLS certificate.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | salt | 2015.8.13 | GHSA-w589-r335-4f55 |
| PyPI | salt | 2016.11.5 | GHSA-w589-r335-4f55 |
| PyPI | salt | 2016.11.10 | GHSA-w589-r335-4f55 |
| PyPI | salt | 2017.7.8 | GHSA-w589-r335-4f55 |
| PyPI | salt | no fix listed | GHSA-w589-r335-4f55 |
| PyPI | salt | 2019.2.8 | GHSA-w589-r335-4f55 |
| PyPI | salt | 3000.7 | GHSA-w589-r335-4f55 |
| PyPI | salt | 3001.5 | GHSA-w589-r335-4f55 |
| PyPI | salt | 3002.3 | GHSA-w589-r335-4f55 |
| 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-2021-74 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- 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
- GLSA-202310-22 vendor-advisory