GHSA-8ff6-pc43-jwv3

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8ff6-pc43-jwv3
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/08/GHSA-8ff6-pc43-jwv3/GHSA-8ff6-pc43-jwv3.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-8ff6-pc43-jwv3
Aliases
  • CVE-2025-53884
Published
2025-08-28T13:33:14Z
Modified
2025-08-28T13:57:23.337266Z
Severity
  • 5.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
NeuVector has an insecure password storage vulnerable to rainbow attack
Details

Impact

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).

NeuVector generates a cryptographically secure, random 16-character salt and uses it with the PBKDF2 algorithm to create the hash value for the following actions:

  • Creating a user
  • Updating a user’s password
  • Creating an API key

Note: After upgrading to NeuVector 5.4.6, users must log in again so that NeuVector can regenerate the password hash. For API keys, you must send at least one request per API key to regenerate its hash value.

Patches

This issue is fixed in NeuVector version 5.4.6 and later.

Workarounds

There is no workaround. Upgrade to a patched version of NeuVector as soon as possible.

References

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

Database specific
{
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-759",
        "CWE-916"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "severity": "MODERATE",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-08-28T13:33:14Z"
}
References

Affected packages

Go / github.com/neuvector/neuvector

Package

Name
github.com/neuvector/neuvector
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Purl
pkg:golang/github.com/neuvector/neuvector

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
5.0.0
Fixed
5.4.6