CVE-2015-6918

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

Published: 2017-10-10 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-6918 is rated Moderate Risk (42.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.33%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-6918

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 1.11% 0.33% -0.78%
2 2025-03-29 0.33% 1.11% +0.78%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.33% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-6918

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.3 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 1.8 4.0 [email protected]
3.5 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 6.8 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-6918

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2015-6918

GHSA-q2x6-8gfj-hjxw · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: pip — salt leaks git usernames and passwords to the log

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-6918

vendor priority summary link
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6918
ubuntu medium CVE-2015-6918 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (salt), 12 status rows across 12 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, precise, trusty, upstream, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): ignored 5, not-affected 4, released 2, DNE 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-6918

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-6918

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
saltstack salt_2015 <= 5.4 cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt_2015:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-6918

URL Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257154 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/saltstack/salt/commit/28aa9b105804ff433d8f663b2f9b804f2b75495a Patch Third Party Advisory
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