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CWE-532: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Base Incomplete

The product writes sensitive information to a log file.

How to prevent it (4 mitigations)
  1. Architecture and Design, Implementation

    Consider seriously the sensitivity of the information written into log files. Do not write secrets into the log files.

  2. Distribution

    Remove debug log files before deploying the application into production.

  3. Operation

    Protect log files against unauthorized read/write.

  4. Implementation

    Adjust configurations appropriately when software is transitioned from a debug state to production.

Source: MITRE CWE-532

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  • Medium 4.3

    Dell Terraform Provider for Redfish, versions 1.1.0 through 1.6.1, contains an Exposure of Sensitive Information to an …

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  • Medium 5.5

    Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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  • Medium 5.5

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  • Medium 6.2

    Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File in GitLab

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  • Medium 4.9

    Frappe 14.x before 14.45.0 Information Disclosure via Error Log Tracebacks

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  • Medium 5.5

    Predibase LoRAX through 0.12.1 API Token Exposure via Router Logs

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  • Medium 5.9

    Insertion of sensitive information into log file in AWS Tools for PowerShell

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  • Medium 6.8

    An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the SupportLink diagnostic collection utilities of Brocade Fabric OS …

  • Medium 6.5

    Backstage: Sensitive information exposure in scaffolder task logs

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  • Medium 5.3

    Backstage: Sensitive information may be exposed in Scaffolder task failure events

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  • Medium 4.9

    Backstage: Secret-derived values may be exposed in scaffolder task logs

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  • Medium 6.5

    Dell Container Storage Modules, versions prior to 1.18.0, contain(s) an Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log Fil…

  • Medium 4.0

    Armatura LLC Armatura One Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

    Armatura One's message broker logs client connection credentials and the associated password in plain text during normal operation. Any party with read access to this log, or to a backup or support bundle that includes it, can obtain the logged credential.

  • Medium 5.3

    Monitoring-user password logged in cleartext by postgres_exporter in postgresql VM charm

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  • Medium 5.8

    Multiple @opentelemetry/instrumentation-* packages expose database username via unconditional db.user span attribute

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  • Medium 5.7

    Apache APISIX: data-mask may fail to redact request headers in logger output

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  • Medium 4.3

    Pgpool-II inserts sensitive information into log file, which may allow an authenticated attacker to obtain the cluster …

  • Medium 6.5

    Apache Airflow Teradata provider: Teradata transfer operators embed cloud storage credentials in SQL text, task logs and Teradata query logs

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  • Medium 5.1

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  • Medium 6.4

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  • Medium 6.9

    Information exposure vulnerability in the job scheduling component of SANnav before 3.0.1a

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  • Medium 4.6

    Botslab G980H Dashcams Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

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  • Medium 5.6

    RabbitMQ: Shovel DEBUG log of full state exposes decrypted URIs

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  • Medium 6.3

    OpenClaw iOS before 2026.8.11 Credential Exposure via Deep-Link URL Logging

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  • Medium 5.5

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  • Medium 5.3

    Under certain circumstances, the gNPSI client credentials might be logged in clear text, in local or remote accounting logs to authenticated users.

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  • Medium 6.5

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  • Medium 6.3

    On affected platforms running Arista EOS, under certain circumstances plaintext shared secrets for configured Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System Plus (TACACS+) servers

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  • Medium 6.3

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  • Medium 6.3

    On affected platforms running Arista EOS, under certain circumstances plaintext private keys

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  • Medium 5.5

    Hawtio-operator: hawtio-operator: tls private key written to operator log at debug level

    A flaw was found in hawtio-operator. When a custom Route TLS secret is configured and the operator runs at debug log level 1 or higher, the entire Route object — including the TLS private key in PEM format — is serialized to JSON and written to the operator's…

  • Medium 4.9

    An issue was discovered in Keyfactor SignServer before 7.6.0. The attribute ATTRIBUTESFILE in PKCS11CryptoToken can be …

  • Medium 5.5

    A logging issue was addressed with improved data redaction. This issue is fixed in macOS Golden Gate 27, macOS Sequoia …

  • Medium 5.5

    A privacy issue was addressed with improved private data redaction for log entries. This issue is fixed in iOS 26.7 and…

  • Medium 5.5

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  • Medium 5.8

    hashi-vault-js: Vault token and secret values exposed in thrown errors

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  • Medium 6.8

    Sensitive information is leaked into NeuVector’s manager container logs

    An Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File vulnerability in SUSE neuvector manager exposes sensitive information into the manager container’s log This issue affects neuvector: before 5.4.5.

  • Medium 5.5

    Dell SCG 5.0 Appliance versions prior to 5.36.00.16 and Dell SCG 5.0 Application versions prior to 5.36.00.00, contains…