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CVE-2013-4438


Salt (aka SaltStack) before 0.17.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary YAML code via unspecified vectors. NOTE: the vendor states that this might not be a vulnerability because the YAML to be loaded has already been determined to be safe.


Published

2013-11-05T18:55:04.900

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-94

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application saltstack salt ≤ 0.17.0 Yes
Application saltstack salt 0.6.0 Yes
Application saltstack salt 0.7.0 Yes
Application saltstack salt 0.8.0 Yes
Application saltstack salt 0.8.7 Yes
Application saltstack salt 0.8.8 Yes
Application saltstack salt 0.8.9 Yes
Application saltstack salt 0.9.0 Yes
Application saltstack salt 0.9.2 Yes
Application saltstack salt 0.9.3 Yes
Application saltstack salt 0.9.4 Yes
Application saltstack salt 0.9.5 Yes
Application saltstack salt 0.9.6 Yes
Application saltstack salt 0.9.7 Yes
Application saltstack salt 0.9.8 Yes
Application saltstack salt 0.9.9 Yes
Application saltstack salt 0.10.0 Yes
Application saltstack salt 0.10.2 Yes
Application saltstack salt 0.10.3 Yes
Application saltstack salt 0.10.4 Yes
Application saltstack salt 0.10.5 Yes
Application saltstack salt 0.11.0 Yes
Application saltstack salt 0.12.0 Yes
Application saltstack salt 0.13.0 Yes
Application saltstack salt 0.14.0 Yes
Application saltstack salt 0.15.0 Yes
Application saltstack salt 0.15.1 Yes
Application saltstack salt 0.16.0 Yes
Application saltstack salt 0.16.2 Yes
Application saltstack salt 0.16.3 Yes
Application saltstack salt 0.16.4 Yes

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