Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2017-5200  

Salt-api allows arbitrary command execution on a salt-master via Salt's ssh_client. Users of Salt-API and salt-ssh could execute a command on the salt master via a hole when both systems were enabled.

Severity High

Remote Yes

Type Arbitrary command execution

Description

Salt-api allows arbitrary command execution on a salt-master via Salt's ssh_client. Users of Salt-API and salt-ssh could execute a command on the salt master via a hole when both systems were enabled.

AVG-159 salt 2016.11.1-1 2016.11.2-1 High Fixed

31 Jan 2017 ASA-201701-41 AVG-159 salt High multiple issues

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