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CVE-2018-15750

Directory Traversal vulnerability in salt-api in SaltStack Salt before 2017.7.8 and 2018.3.x before 2018.3.3 allows remo

Directory Traversal vulnerability in salt-api in SaltStack Salt before 2017.7.8 and 2018.3.x before 2018.3.3 allows remote attackers to determine which files exist on the server.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3 EPSS 0.00912
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Weakness Classification

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
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Affected Products & Versions

2
saltstack salt< 2017.7.8
saltstack salt>= 2018.3.0 and < 2018.3.3
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
PyPI salt MODERATE fixed in 2017.7.8
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Scoring & Timeline

5.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.0 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD24 Oct 2018 · 10:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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Vendor Advisories

14
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11364-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2021:2106-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2021:0899-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2021:2105-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2021:2106-1
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References & Sources

7
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00070.html
https://docs.saltstack.com/en/2017.7/topics/releases/2017.7.8.htmlRelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2018.3.3.htmlRelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/salt-users/L9xqcJ0UXxs/qgDj42obBQAJRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
https://groups.google.com/d/msg/salt-users/dimVF7rpphY/jn3Xv3MbBQAJRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00024.html
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