CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2020-24804

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Published: Aug 11, 2023 | Modified: Aug 17, 2023
CVSS 3.x
6.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

Plaintext Password vulnerability in AddAdmin.py in cms-dev/cms v1.4.rc1, allows attackers to gain sensitive information via audit logs.

Weakness

Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Cms Cms-dev 1.4-rc1 (including) 1.4-rc1 (including)

Extended Description

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:

Potential Mitigations

References