Sensitive Information in LogsWeakness · CWE-532

CVE-2024-6060

CRITICAL · 9.3 CVSS v4.0 Published 2024-06-25
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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96/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
No privileges

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 · unedited
An information disclosure vulnerability in Phloc Webscopes 7.0.0 allows local attackers with access to the log files to view logged HTTP requests that contain user passwords or other sensitive information.

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 · high confidence

Phloc Webscopes 7.0.0 logs HTTP requests without sanitizing sensitive fields such as passwords, exposing this data in plaintext log files. Local attackers with file-system access to these logs can read credentials and other sensitive information from the request payloads.

MitigationImplement log sanitization or filtering to exclude sensitive fields (e.g., passwords, tokens, PII) from HTTP request logging, or use structured logging that separates metadata from request body content.

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From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
Authentication
None
User interaction
P
Scope
X

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:U/V:C/RE:M/U:Red

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 checks

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  1. Locate Phloc Webscopes installation
    Search for Phloc Webscopes JAR files, configuration files, or application directories on the system. Common paths include /opt/, /usr/share/, or application deployment directories.
    Affected if Phloc Webscopes version 7.0.0 is found installed on the system
  2. Verify installed version
    Examine the version metadata of the Phloc Webscopes installation. Check manifest files, version properties, or the JAR file name for the exact version number.
    Affected if The installed version is exactly 7.0.0
  3. Identify HTTP request logging configuration
    Locate configuration files for Phloc Webscopes (e.g., XML, properties, or YAML config files) and check for logging settings related to HTTP request logging. Look for flags enabling request/response logging.
    Affected if HTTP request logging is enabled in the configuration
  4. Find log file locations
    Examine logging configuration to identify the destination directory and files where HTTP requests are being written. Check for appender or handler configurations.
    Affected if Log files exist in accessible directories
  5. Inspect log content for sensitive data
    Open the log files and search for plaintext entries containing keywords such as 'password', 'token', 'credential', or other authentication-related fields within request payloads.
    Affected if Log files contain plaintext sensitive fields like passwords in HTTP request data

The environment is affected if Phloc Webscopes version 7.0.0 is installed with HTTP request logging enabled, and log files contain plaintext sensitive fields from requests.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement log sanitization or filtering to exclude sensitive fields (e.g., passwords, tokens, PII) from HTTP request logging, or use structured logging that separates metadata from request body content.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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