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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2021-25282

CVE-2021-25282: 
Python vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2021-25282 is a directory traversal vulnerability discovered in SaltStack Salt before version 3002.5. The vulnerability specifically affects the salt.wheel.pillar_roots.write method, which was found to be susceptible to directory traversal attacks (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.1 (CRITICAL) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H. It is classified as CWE-22, which refers to 'Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (Path Traversal)' (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow an attacker to overwrite, delete, or corrupt critical files such as programs, libraries, or important data through directory traversal attacks (Red Hat).

Exploitability

The vulnerability has been documented with a proof-of-concept exploit demonstrating unauthenticated remote command execution capabilities (Packet Storm).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users are advised to upgrade to SaltStack Salt version 3002.5 or later. Multiple Linux distributions have released security updates to address this vulnerability, including Debian, Fedora, and Gentoo (Debian Security, Gentoo Security).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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