CVE-2020-11652 — AI Deep Analysis Summary

🚨 **Essence**: Path Traversal in SaltStack Salt. 📉 **Consequences**: Remote attackers can access **arbitrary directories** on the target system due to flawed access control in the `ClearFuncs` class.…

🛡️ **Root Cause**: Incorrect Access Control. 🔍 **CWE**: Not specified in data (likely CWE-22: Path Traversal).…

📦 **Affected**: SaltStack Salt. 📅 **Versions**: All 3000.x versions **prior to 3000.2**. 🖥️ **Component**: Specifically the `salt-master` process.

💀 **Capabilities**: 📂 Read arbitrary files (e.g., `/etc/passwd`). 📤 Upload malicious files (e.g., crontabs). 🖥️ **RCE**: Execute commands on Master or Minions.…

⚠️ **Threshold**: **LOW**. 🌐 **Auth**: Requires network access to the Salt Master interface. 📝 **Config**: No complex configuration needed; the flaw is in the core `ClearFuncs` class handling.…

🔓 **Exploit Status**: **YES**. 📂 **Public PoCs**: Multiple GitHub repositories exist (e.g., `Al1ex/CVE-2020-11652`, `limon768`).…

🔍 **Self-Check**: 1. Check Salt version (`salt --version`). 2. Scan for open Salt Master ports (default 4505/4506). 3. Use provided PoC scripts to test for file read access (e.g., `/etc/passwd`).…

✅ **Fix**: **YES**. 📅 **Patch**: Version **3000.2** and later. 📜 **Vendor Advisory**: Debian (DSA-4676), Ubuntu (USN-4459-1), SUSE (openSUSE-SU-2020:1074) have released updates. 🔄 **Action**: Upgrade immediately.

🚧 **Workaround**: If patching is delayed: 1. **Firewall**: Restrict access to Salt Master ports (4505/4506) to trusted IPs only. 2. **Network Segmentation**: Isolate Salt infrastructure. 3.…

🔥 **Urgency**: **CRITICAL**. 🚨 **Priority**: **P0**. ⚡ **Reason**: Remote Code Execution (RCE) and File Traversal are available via public PoCs. Affects critical infrastructure management tools.…