GHSA-XH32-3M67-QJGF

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-06-13 09:30 – Updated: 2025-06-13 21:54
VLAI?
Summary
Salt allows arbitrary directory creation or file deletion
Details

Arbitrary directory creation or file deletion. In the find_file method of the GitFS class, a path is created using os.path.join using unvalidated input from the “tgt_env” variable. This can be exploited by an attacker to delete any file on the Master's process has permissions to.

Severity ?
6.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "salt"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "3007.0rc1"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "3007.4"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
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        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "salt"
      },
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            {
              "introduced": "3006.0rc1"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "3006.12"
            }
          ],
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        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-22240"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-22"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-06-13T21:54:24Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-06-13T07:15:21Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Arbitrary directory creation or file deletion. In the find_file method of the GitFS class, a path is created using os.path.join using unvalidated input from the \u201ctgt_env\u201d variable. This can be exploited by an attacker to delete any file on the Master\u0027s process has permissions to.",
  "id": "GHSA-xh32-3m67-qjgf",
  "modified": "2025-06-13T21:54:24Z",
  "published": "2025-06-13T09:30:33Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22240"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/saltstack/salt/commit/f7c28ffbf18dbf693a15b1ba9493918de3e88cf3"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://docs.saltproject.io/en/3006/topics/releases/3006.12.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://docs.saltproject.io/en/3007/topics/releases/3007.4.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/saltstack/salt"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Salt allows arbitrary directory creation or file deletion"
}


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