CVE-2020-28972
published 2021-02-27CVE-2020-28972: 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…
PriorityP434medium5.9CVSS 3.1
AVNACHPRNUINSUCHINAN
EPSS
3.09%
86.1th percentile
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
46 ranges· showing 25
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| saltstack | salt | < 2015.8.10 | 2015.8.10 |
| saltstack | salt | >= 0 < 2015.8.13 | 2015.8.13 |
| saltstack | salt | >= 0 < 2015.8.10 | 2015.8.10 |
| saltstack | salt | >= 0 < 2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm2 | 2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm2 |
| saltstack | salt | >= 0 < 2017.7.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu18.04.2+esm1 | 2017.7.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu18.04.2+esm1 |
| saltstack | salt | >= 2015.8.11 < 2015.8.13 | 2015.8.13 |
| saltstack | salt | >= 2015.8.11 < 2015.8.13 | 2015.8.13 |
| saltstack | salt | >= 2016.11.0 < 2016.11.3 | 2016.11.3 |
| saltstack | salt | >= 2016.11.4 < 2016.11.5 | 2016.11.5 |
| saltstack | salt | >= 2016.11.4 < 2016.11.5 | 2016.11.5 |
| saltstack | salt | >= 2016.11.7 < 2016.11.10 | 2016.11.10 |
| saltstack | salt | >= 2016.11.7 < 2016.11.10 | 2016.11.10 |
| saltstack | salt | >= 2016.3.0 < 2016.3.4 | 2016.3.4 |
| saltstack | salt | >= 2016.3.0 < 2016.11.5 | 2016.11.5 |
| saltstack | salt | >= 2016.3.0 < 2016.3.4 | 2016.3.4 |
| saltstack | salt | >= 2016.3.5 < 2016.3.6 | 2016.3.6 |
| saltstack | salt | >= 2016.3.5 < 2016.3.6 | 2016.3.6 |
| saltstack | salt | >= 2016.3.7 < 2016.3.8 | 2016.3.8 |
| saltstack | salt | >= 2016.3.7 < 2016.3.8 | 2016.3.8 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.9MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
osv9.8CRITICAL
vendor_ubuntu9.8CRITICAL
vendor_redhat5.9MEDIUM
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OSV
salt vulnerabilities
osv·2024-08-08·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2020-16846 [CRITICAL] salt vulnerabilities
salt vulnerabilities
It was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled crafted web requests.
A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to run arbitrary
commands. (CVE-2020-16846)
It was discovered that Salt incorrectly created certificates with weak
file permissions. (CVE-2020-17490)
It was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled credential validation.
A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass authentication.
(CVE-2020-25592)
It was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled crafted process names.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to run arbitrary commands.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-28243)
It was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled validation of SSL/TLS
certificates. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to spoof
a t
GHSA
SaltStack Salt Improper Certificate Validation
ghsa·2022-05-24
CVE-2020-28972 [HIGH] CWE-295 SaltStack Salt Improper Certificate Validation
SaltStack Salt Improper Certificate Validation
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.
OSV
SaltStack Salt Improper Certificate Validation
osv·2022-05-24
CVE-2020-28972 [HIGH] SaltStack Salt Improper Certificate Validation
SaltStack Salt Improper Certificate Validation
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.
OSV
CVE-2020-28972: In SaltStack Salt before 3002
osv·2021-02-27
CVE-2020-28972 CVE-2020-28972: In SaltStack Salt before 3002
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.
Ubuntu
Salt vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2024-08-08·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2020-16846 [CRITICAL] Salt vulnerabilities
Title: Salt vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Salt.
It was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled crafted web requests.
A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to run arbitrary
commands. (CVE-2020-16846)
It was discovered that Salt incorrectly created certificates with weak
file permissions. (CVE-2020-17490)
It was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled credential validation.
A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass authentication.
(CVE-2020-25592)
It was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled crafted process names.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to run arbitrary commands.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-28243)
It was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled validation of SSL/TLS
certificates.
Red Hat
salt: Authentication to vCenter, vSphere, and ESXi servers does not always validate the SSL/TLS certificate
vendor_redhat·2021-02-25·CVSS 5.9
CVE-2020-28972 [MEDIUM] CWE-295 salt: Authentication to vCenter, vSphere, and ESXi servers does not always validate the SSL/TLS certificate
salt: Authentication to vCenter, vSphere, and ESXi servers does not always validate the SSL/TLS certificate
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.
A flaw was found in Salt, where the codebase was not validating the SSL/TLS certificate of the server. This flaw allows an attacker to obtain sensitive information via a man-in-the-middle attack. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality and integrity.
Package: salt (Red Hat Ceph Storage 2) - Out of support scope
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
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2021-02-27
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