9.8

CVSS Score

3.0

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CVSS Score

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CVE-2015-6941

CVE-2015-6941: salt password information leaked in debug logs

win_useradd, salt-cloud and the Linode driver in salt 2015.5.x before 2015.5.6, and 2015.8.x before 2015.8.1 leak password information in debug logs.

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CVE-2015-6941

CVE-2015-6941:

9.8

CVSS Score

3.0

-

CVSS Score

Basic Information

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Technical Details

Package Name	Ecosystem	Vulnerable Versions	First Patched Version
salt	pip	>= 2015.5, < 2015.5.6	2015.5.6
salt	pip	>= 2015.8, < 2015.8.1	2015.8.1

Technical Details

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Root Cause Analysis

The commit diff shows modifications to the 'present' function in salt/states/user.py where password values were directly logged. Three key vulnerable patterns were addressed: 1) In the changes.items() loop, password values were displayed without redaction. 2) Password values were included in error messages when setting passwords failed. 3) Password values were stored in the 'changes' dictionary. The patch added redaction logic specifically for the 'password' key in all these locations, confirming this was the primary source of sensitive data exposure. While the advisory mentions win_useradd and salt-cloud components, the provided technical evidence only explicitly shows vulnerabilities in user.py's present function.

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