CVE-2015-6918 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

salt before 2015.5.5 leaks git usernames and passwords to the log.

Published: 2017-10-10

Score: 6.3 Medium

EPSS: 1.2% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt_2015:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-0124	salt before 2015.5.5 leaks git usernames and passwords to the log.
Github GHSA	GHSA-q2x6-8gfj-hjxw	salt leaks git usernames and passwords to the log
Ubuntu USN	USN-4769-1	Salt vulnerabilities

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01238.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257154
https://github.com/saltstack/salt/commit/28aa9b105804ff433d8f663b2f9b804f2b75495a
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6918
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6918

History

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Subscriptions

Saltstack Salt 2015

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-10-10T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T07:36:34.595Z

Reserved: 2015-09-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-6918

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-10-10T16:29:00.417

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:31:35.223

Link: CVE-2015-6918

Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2015-08-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-6918 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-200
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-532
Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

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