CVE-2020-28972 — Improper Certificate Validation in Salt

CWE-295 — Improper Certificate Validation7 documents6 sources
Severity
5.9MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.5%
top 35.80%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Saltstack SaltDebian LinuxFedoraproject Fedora
Timeline
PublishedFeb 27
Latest updateAug 8

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 2.2 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDsaltstack/salt2015.8.11 — 2015.8.13+14
▶PyPIsaltstack/salt2016.3.0 — 2016.11.5+22

Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0, 11.0, 9.0, Fedora 32, 33, 34

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
GHSA
SaltStack Salt Improper Certificate Validation↗2022-05-24
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OSV
SaltStack Salt Improper Certificate Validation↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2020-28972: In SaltStack Salt before 3002↗2021-02-27
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OSV
CVE-2020-28972: In SaltStack Salt before 3002↗2021-02-27
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Ubuntu
Salt vulnerabilities↗2024-08-08
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Red Hat
salt: Authentication to vCenter, vSphere, and ESXi servers does not always validate the SSL/TLS certificate↗2021-02-25
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CVE-2020-28972 — Improper Certificate Validation | cvebase