salt-api is accessible to every user on SUSE Manager Server
CVE-2020-8028

9.3CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Suse
Status
Suse Linux Enterprise Module For Suse Manager Server 4.1
Suse Manager Server 3.2
Suse Manager Server 4.0
Vendor
CVE Published:
17 September 2020

What is CVE-2020-8028?

A Improper Access Control vulnerability in the configuration of salt of SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for SUSE Manager Server 4.1, SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0, SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0, SUSE Manager Server 3.2, SUSE Manager Server 4.0 allows local users to escalate to root on every system managed by SUSE manager. On the managing node itself code can be executed as user salt, potentially allowing for escalation to root there. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for SUSE Manager Server 4.1 google-gson versions prior to 2.8.5-3.4.3, httpcomponents-client-4.5.6-3.4.2, httpcomponents-. SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 release-notes-susemanager-proxy versions prior to 4.0.9-0.16.38.1. SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 release-notes-susemanager-proxy versions prior to 4.0.9-0.16.38.1. SUSE Manager Server 3.2 salt-netapi-client versions prior to 0.16.0-4.14.1, spacewalk-. SUSE Manager Server 4.0 release-notes-susemanager versions prior to 4.0.9-3.54.1.

Affected Version(s)

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for SUSE Manager Server 4.1 salt-netapi-client < 0.17.0-3.3.2

SUSE Manager Server 3.2 salt-netapi-client < 0.16.0-4.14.1

SUSE Manager Server 4.0 salt-netapi-client < 0.17.0-4.6.3

References

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1175884
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.3
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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