Vulnerability Report

CVE-2020-11652

CISA KEV Active

Title: Saltstack Salt Path Traversal / LFI

Path Traversal / LFI

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2020-11652

CWE Category CWE-22
Published Date Apr 30, 2020
Modified Date Nov 07, 2025
Exploit Status Available
Score 6.5 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
93.68%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2020-11652: An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt before 2019.2.4 and 3000 before 3000.2. The salt-master process ClearFuncs class allows access to some methods that improperly sanitize paths. These methods allow arbitrary directory access to authenticated users.

Impacted Vendors

S
saltstack 1
B
blackberry 1
V
vmware 1

Reference Links

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00047.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00070.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157560/Saltstack-3000.1-Remote-Code-Execution.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157678/SaltStack-Salt-Master-Minion-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html http://support.blackberry.com/kb/articleDetail?articleNumber=000063758 http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0009.html https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2019.2.4.html https://github.com/saltstack/salt/blob/v3000.2_docs/doc/topics/releases/3000.2.rst https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00027.html https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-salt-2vx545AG https://usn.ubuntu.com/4459-1/ https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4676 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-04/msg00047.html http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00070.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157560/Saltstack-3000.1-Remote-Code-Execution.html http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157678/SaltStack-Salt-Master-Minion-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html http://support.blackberry.com/kb/articleDetail?articleNumber=000063758 http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2020-0009.html https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2019.2.4.html https://github.com/saltstack/salt/blob/v3000.2_docs/doc/topics/releases/3000.2.rst https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00027.html https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-salt-2vx545AG https://usn.ubuntu.com/4459-1/ https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4676 https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-11652
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
6.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Severity MEDIUM
6.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
4.0
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2020-11652 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48421
View Code
MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.