CVE-2019-1010259: SQL Injection

Published Jul 18, 2019
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Updated

SaltStack Salt 2018.3 is affected by: SQL Injection. The impact is: An attacker could escalate privileges on MySQL server deployed by cloud provider. It leads to RCE. The component is: The mysql.userchpass function from the MySQL module for Salt (https://github.com/saltstack/salt/blob/develop/salt/modules/mysql.py#L1462). The attack vector is: specially crafted password string. The fixed version is: 2018.3.4.

Other sources

SaltStack Salt 2018.3, 2019.2 is affected by: SQL Injection. The impact is: An attacker could escalate privileges on MySQL server deployed by cloud provider. It leads to RCE. The component is: The mysql.userchpass function from the MySQL module for Salt. The attack vector is: specially crafted password string. The fixed version is: 2018.3.4.

Affected Software

4 affected componentsFixes available
debian/salt
2018.3.4+dfsg1-6+deb10u33002.6+dfsg1-4+deb11u13004.1+dfsg-2.2
pip/salt>=2018.3.0<2018.3.4
2018.3.4
SaltStack Salt 2018=3.0
SaltStack Salt 2019=2.0

Event History

Jul 18, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:33 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:33 PM
DescriptionWeakness
May 24, 2022
Advisory Published
via GitHub·04:50 PM
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2019-1010259?

CVE-2019-1010259 is a vulnerability in SaltStack Salt 2018.3 and 2019.2 that allows for SQL injection, leading to privilege escalation and remote code execution.

2

How severe is CVE-2019-1010259?

CVE-2019-1010259 is considered to be a critical vulnerability with a severity score of 9.8.

3

What is the impact of CVE-2019-1010259?

The impact of CVE-2019-1010259 is that an attacker could escalate privileges on a MySQL server deployed by a cloud provider, leading to remote code execution.

4

Which component is affected by CVE-2019-1010259?

The mysql.user_chpass function from the MySQL module for Salt is the component affected by CVE-2019-1010259.

5

How can I fix CVE-2019-1010259?

To fix CVE-2019-1010259, you should upgrade to the following versions: SaltStack Salt 2018.3.4+dfsg1-6+deb10u3, SaltStack Salt 3002.6+dfsg1-4+deb11u1, or SaltStack Salt 3004.1+dfsg-2.2.

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