CVE-2015-6918 : salt before 2015.5.5 leaks git usernames and passwords to the log.

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

Published 2017-10-10 16:29:00

Updated 2017-11-05 21:18:20

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Information leak

Products affected by CVE-2015-6918

Saltstack » Salt 2015
Versions up to, including, (<=) 5.4
cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt_2015:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

EPSS FAQ

0.31%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 53 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
3.5	LOW	AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N	6.8	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: Single Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: None
6.3	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N	1.8	4.0	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: High Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None Scope: Changed Confidentiality: High Integrity: None Availability: None

CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

https://github.com/saltstack/salt/commit/28aa9b105804ff433d8f663b2f9b804f2b75495a

Merge pull request #26486 from thusoy/git-confidential-auth · saltstack/salt@28aa9b1 · GitHub
Patch;Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257154

1257154 – (CVE-2015-6918) CVE-2015-6918 salt: git module leaks authentication details into log
Issue Tracking;Patch;Third Party Advisory;VDB Entry

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