CVE-2013-4435 json
Salt has insufficient argument validation in several modules
published 13y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-v89f-4mc4-h6w9 , PYSEC-2013-12 , EUVD-2013-0034
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, GitHub
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.5%
- EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 74%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.15.0 through 0.17.0 allows remote authenticated users who are using external authentication or client ACL to execute restricted routines by embedding the routine in another routine.
Patch / fix
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Check with FencerVendor advisories
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red hat product security vex CVE-2013-4435 updated cvss 2.9
salt: saltstack multiple flaws
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
1.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.0 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | salt | >=0.15.0, <0.17.1 |
0.17.1 |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-287 Improper Authentication
References
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docs.saltstack.com
/topics/releases/0.17.1.html
web, patch, vendor-advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2013/10/18/3
mailing-list, web
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4435
advisory
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github.com
/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/salt/PYSEC-2013-12.yaml
web
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github.com
/saltstack/salt
package
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github.com
/saltstack/salt/blob/master/doc/topics/releases/0.17.1.rst
web
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github.com
/advisories/GHSA-v89f-4mc4-h6w9
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2013-4435
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-v89f-4mc4-h6w9
- NVD CVE-2013-4435
- OSV PYSEC-2013-12
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