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Salt CVE-2021-25283

CRITICAL
Code Injection (CWE-94)
2021-02-27 cve@mitre.org
RCE Code Injection Salt Fedora Debian Linux
9.8
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Feb 27, 2021 - 05:15 nvd
CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionNVD

An issue was discovered in through SaltStack Salt before 3002.5. The jinja renderer does not protect against server side template injection attacks.

AnalysisAI

An issue was discovered in through SaltStack Salt before 3002.5. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Code Injection (CWE-94), which allows attackers to inject and execute arbitrary code within the application. An issue was discovered in through SaltStack Salt before 3002.5. The jinja renderer does not protect against server side template injection attacks. Affected products include: Saltstack Salt, Fedoraproject Fedora, Debian Debian Linux. Version information: before 3002.5..

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Never evaluate user-controlled input as code. Use sandboxing, disable dangerous functions, apply strict input validation.

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