Syndic cache dir traversal leads to arbitrary directory creation on Salt
CVE-2024-22231 Published on June 27, 2024
Syndic cache directory creation is vulnerable to a directory traversal attack
Syndic cache directory creation is vulnerable to a directory traversal attack in salt project which can lead a malicious attacker to create an arbitrary directory on a Salt master.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-22231 can be exploited with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Directory traversal Vulnerability?
The software uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
CVE-2024-22231 has been classified to as a Directory traversal vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-22231
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Affected Versions
VMware Salt Project:- Before 3005.5, 3006.6 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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