CVE-2024-22231 (GCVE-0-2024-22231)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-06-27 06:51 – Updated: 2024-10-30 18:36
VLAI
Title
Syndic cache directory creation is vulnerable to a directory traversal attack
Summary
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.
Severity
5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-07-08 14:45 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
vmware CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 64/100 over 228 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
VMware Salt Project Affected: 0 , < 3005.5, 3006.6 (3005.5, 3006.6)
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Date Public
2024-01-31 17:20
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