CVE-2013-4438 describes a vulnerability in Salt (SaltStack) versions prior to 0.17.1, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary YAML code. The vendor, however, suggests this might not be a true vulnerability as the YAML is presumed safe before loading. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it is considered high severity, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that could lead to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.17.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.8.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:0.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.