In Octopus Deploy 2020.3.x before 2020.3.4 and 2020.4.x before 2020.4.1, if an authenticated user creates a deployment or runbook process using Azure steps and sets the steps execution location to run on the server/worker, then (under certain circumstances) the account password is exposed in cleartext in the verbose task logs output.
Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Octopus_deploy | Octopus | 2020.3 (including) | 2020.3.4 (excluding) |
While logging all information may be helpful during development stages, it is important that logging levels be set appropriately before a product ships so that sensitive user data and system information are not accidentally exposed to potential attackers. Different log files may be produced and stored for: