SUSE neuvector up to 5.4.5 User Password hash without salt

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in SUSE neuvector up to 5.4.5. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component User Password Handler. The manipulation leads to hash without salt. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-53884. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SUSE neuvector up to 5.4.5. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component User Password Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hash without salt vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-759. The product uses a one-way cryptographic hash against an input that should not be reversible, such as a password, but the product does not also use a salt as part of the input. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

NeuVector stores user passwords and API keys using a simple, unsalted hash. This method is vulnerable to rainbow table attack (offline attack where hashes of known passwords are precomputed).

The advisory is shared at bugzilla.suse.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-53884 since 07/11/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1110.002 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 5.4.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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CNA Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Hash without salt
CWE: CWE-759 / CWE-325
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: neuvector 5.4.6

Timelineinfo

07/11/2025 CVE reserved
09/17/2025 +68 days Advisory disclosed
09/17/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/17/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: suse.com

Advisory: GHSA-8ff6-pc43-jwv3
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-53884 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-53884
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-324665

Entryinfo

Created: 09/17/2025 16:25
Changes: 09/17/2025 16:25 (64)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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