GHSA-pmj6-9f8c-8g2m — high GitHub Advisory (CVE-2021-25315) in pip/salt

Description

A Incorrect Implementation of Authentication Algorithm vulnerability in of SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP 3; openSUSE Tumbleweed allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code via salt without the need to specify valid credentials. This issue affects: SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP 3 salt versions prior to 3002.2-3. openSUSE Tumbleweed salt version 3002.2-2.1 and prior versions.

Basic information

Type: reviewed
Severity: high
Advisory on GitHub: Open advisory ↗
Repository advisory: —
Source code: Browse source ↗
Published (advisory): 2022-05-24 17:43:35 UTC
Updated: 2025-04-09 20:06:23 UTC
GitHub reviewed: 2024-04-22 22:26:04 UTC
NVD published: 2021-03-03

Score	Percentile
0.22%	44.49%

CVSS Scores

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector
7.8	3.1	—	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:L) They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:L) A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

Identifiers

Type	Value
GHSA	GHSA-pmj6-9f8c-8g2m ↗
CVE	CVE-2021-25315 ↗

CWEs

CWE id	Name
CWE-287	Improper Authentication
CWE-303	Incorrect Implementation of Authentication Algorithm

Affected packages (1)

Vulnerable version ranges and first patched releases as published by GitHub.

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	First patched	Vulnerable functions
pip	salt	< 3002.2	3002.2	—

Saltstack Salt Unauthenticated Arbitrary Code Execution