CVE-2016-3176 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in Salt versions prior to 2015.5.10 and 2015.8.8, specifically when PAM external authentication is enabled. An attacker can bypass the configured authentication service by providing an alternate service in a command sent to LocalClient. This vulnerability has a CVSS v3 score of 5.6 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with high attack complexity and low impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2015.5.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2015.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2015.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2015.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2015.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2015.8.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2015.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2015.8.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2015.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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