CVE-2024-3165 json
Database Credential Exposure in the Logs
published 2024-04-01 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-31762
- cvss
- 4.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 42%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
System->Maintenance-> Log Files in dotCMS dashboard is providing the username/password for database connections in the log output. Nevertheless, this is a moderate issue as it requires a backend admin as well as that dbs are locked down by environment.
OWASP Top 10 - A05) Insecure Design
OWASP Top 10 - A05) Security Misconfiguration
OWASP Top 10 - A09) Security Logging and Monitoring Failure
Patch / fix
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- dotCMS dotCMS core
- dotcms dotcms
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-532 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
References
-
github.com
/dotCMS/core/pull/28006
issue-tracking
-
dotcms.com
/security/SI-70
broken-link
-
github.com
/dotCMS/core/issues/27910
issue-tracking
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-3165
- NVD CVE-2024-3165
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