CVE-2015-6918 salt leaks git usernames and passwords to the log
Medium 6.3
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-6918 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2015-6918 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Oct 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-6918 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected packages and fixed versions:
- salt (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 2015.5.5
- salt (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 2015.5.5
- salt (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 2015.5.5
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-6918/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-6918/index.md)
Salt leaks git usernames and passwords to logs, allowing attackers with log access to steal credentials.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-6918?
CVE-2015-6918 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Oct 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
salt before 2015.5.5 leaks git usernames and passwords to the log.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-6918?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including salt. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
salt PyPI | All versions | 2015.5.5 |
salt PyPI | All versions | 2015.5.5 |
salt PyPI | All versions | 2015.5.5 |
Products include Saltstack Salt 2015.
How do I fix CVE-2015-6918?
Upgrade salt to 2015.5.5 or later.
Is CVE-2015-6918 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-6918 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q2x6-8gfj-hjxw, PYSEC-2017-70, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-6918.