CVE-2024-22231

Published: Jun 27, 2024Modified: Jun 17, 2026Deferred

5.0

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

Exploitability: 3.1 / Impact: 1.4

Source: security@vmware.com (Secondary)

Description

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.

Related CWEs

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (2)

https://saltproject.io/security-announcements/2024-01-31-advisory/

Source: security@vmware.com

https://saltproject.io/security-announcements/2024-01-31-advisory/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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