Authenticated arbitrary file read via path traversal
Published Jun 27, 2024 · Updated Nov 5, 2024
Path traversal in Salt before 3005.5 and Salt 3006.0 through 3006.5 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary master files. The roots fileserver's serve_file method opens a normalized attacker-controlled path without confirming that it remains beneath the configured file root. Access requires valid low-privileged Salt credentials and exposes files readable by the master process without altering them or interrupting service.
Summary
What happened
Path traversal in Salt before 3005.5 and Salt 3006.0 through 3006.5 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary master files. The roots fileserver's serve_file method opens a normalized attacker-controlled path without confirming that it remains beneath the configured file root. Access requires valid low-privileged Salt credentials and exposes files readable by the master process without altering them or interrupting service.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-22232
- Published
- Jun 27, 2024
- Updated
- Nov 5, 2024
- Vendor
- VMware
- Product
- Salt
- Classifications
- CWE-22, T1005
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jun 27, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Nov 5, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <3005.5, 3006.6
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