CVE-2019-14268
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIn Octopus Deploy versions 3.0.19 to 2019.7.2, when a web request proxy is configured, an authenticated user (in certain limited circumstances) could trigger a deployment that writes the web request proxy password to the deployment log in cleartext. This is fixed in 2019.7.3. The fix was back-ported to LTS 2019.6.5 as well as LTS 2019.3.7.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceIn Octopus Deploy versions 3.0.19 through 2019.7.2, when a web request proxy with authentication is configured, an authenticated user with deployment permissions can trigger deployments that cause the proxy password to be written in cleartext to the deployment logs. This occurs due to improper handling of proxy credentials during deployment execution.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data>= 3.0.19, <= 2019.7.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check Octopus Deploy server versionNavigate to the Octopus Web Portal, click the gear icon (Configuration) and select 'About'. Alternatively, check the installation directory or the banner at the bottom of the Octopus Manager.Affected if The installed version is between 3.0.19 and 2019.7.2 inclusive.
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Verify if authenticated proxy is configuredIn the Octopus Web Portal, go to 'Infrastructure' > 'Proxies' or navigate to Configuration > Proxy. Check if any proxy entries exist with authentication enabled (username and password fields populated).Affected if A proxy with authentication (username/password) is configured in Octopus Deploy.
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Review deployment logs for proxy credentialsAccess the raw task logs for recent deployments: go to the Projects page, select a project, find a recent deployment, click on the deployment task, then click 'View raw log' or scroll through the deployment steps. Search for patterns like 'password', 'proxy', or the configured proxy username.Affected if The deployment logs contain cleartext proxy passwords or proxy authentication strings.
You are affected if your Octopus Deploy version is between 3.0.19 and 2019.7.2, you have a proxy with authentication configured, and deployment logs may contain exposed proxy passwords.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade Octopus Deploy to version 2019.7.3 or later, or to the LTS versions 2019.6.5 or 2019.3.7. Additionally, audit historical deployment logs for any exposed proxy passwords and rotate any compromised credentials.
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