CVE-2020-17490 — Incorrect Permission Assignment in Salt

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment8 documents6 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV9.8
EPSS
0.1%
top 81.38%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Saltstack SaltDebian Linux
Timeline
PublishedNov 6
Latest updateAug 8

Description

The TLS module within SaltStack Salt through 3002 creates certificates with weak file permissions.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

▶NVDsaltstack/salt2015.8.11 — 2015.8.13+13
▶PyPIsaltstack/salt2015.8.11 — 2015.8.13+21
▶Ubuntusaltstack/salt< 2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm2+1

Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0, 9.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

5
OSV
salt vulnerabilities↗2024-08-08
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OSV
SaltStack Salt Allows creating certificates with weak file permissions↗2022-05-24
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GHSA
SaltStack Salt Allows creating certificates with weak file permissions↗2022-05-24
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OSV
CVE-2020-17490: The TLS module within SaltStack Salt through 3002 creates certificates with weak file permissions↗2020-11-06
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CVEList
CVE-2020-17490: The TLS module within SaltStack Salt through 3002 creates certificates with weak file permissions↗2020-11-06
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Ubuntu
Salt vulnerabilities↗2024-08-08
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Red Hat
salt: creates certificates with weak file permissions↗2020-11-03
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