MEDIUM
salt: git module leaks authentication details into log
Published Oct 10, 2017
6.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.24%
Description
salt before 2015.5.5 leaks git usernames and passwords to the log.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
6.3 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
3.5 LOW NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.24% 0.01238
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01238
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.24% (0.01238) | 68.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.23% (0.01227) | 64.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.33% (0.00325) | 53.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 27.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 25.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 26, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 23.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00071) | 28.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.09% (0.00093) | 38.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (2)
References (9)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6918 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257154 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q2x6-8gfj-hjxw Advisory
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/salt/PYSEC-2017-70.yaml
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/commit/28aa9b105804ff433d8f663b2f9b804f2b75495a x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/issues/26484
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/pull/26486
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6918
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6918
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6918 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257154 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q2x6-8gfj-hjxw | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/salt/PYSEC-2017-70.yaml | ||
| https://github.com/saltstack/salt/commit/28aa9b105804ff433d8f663b2f9b804f2b75495a | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/saltstack/salt/issues/26484 | ||
| https://github.com/saltstack/salt/pull/26486 | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6918 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6918 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 10, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Sep 11, 2015
Link CVE-2015-6918
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-Q2X6-8GFJ-HJXW Updated n/a