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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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  • High 7.1

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  • Medium 4.2

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  • Medium 6.5

    Information disclosure in Special:Redirect/logid

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  • Unscored —

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  • Unscored —

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  • Low 3.1

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  • Medium 4.3

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  • Medium 5.9

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  • Medium 5.0

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  • Medium 5.0

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  • Medium 5.0

    ovirt-engine up to version 4.2.3 is vulnerable to an unfiltered password when choosing manual db provisioning. When eng…

  • Unscored —

    Dell EMC RecoverPoint versions prior to 5.1.2 and RecoverPoint for VMs versions prior to 5.1.1.3, under certain conditi…

  • Medium 5.9

    oslo.middleware Information Disclosure vulnerability

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  • Unscored —

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  • High 7.4

    django-anymail Includes Sensitive Information in Log Files

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  • Low 3.3

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  • Low 3.3

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  • Critical 9.8

    Ansible Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File vulnerability

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  • Medium 6.5

    Logstash Logs Sensitive Information

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  • High 7.5

    Information Exposure in cordova-android

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  • Critical 9.8

    OpenStack Nova logs sensitive context from notification exceptions

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  • Medium 6.2

    OpenStack Glance sensitive information disclosure via logs

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  • High 7.5

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  • Medium 6.5

    The auth_parse_options function in auth-options.c in sshd in OpenSSH before 5.7 provides debug messages containing auth…

  • Medium —

    Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File in Apache Tomcat

    Apache Tomcat 5.5.x before 5.5.34, 6.x before 6.0.33, and 7.x before 7.0.17, when the MemoryUserDatabase is used, creates log entries containing passwords upon encountering errors in JMX user creation, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information …

  • Medium —

    MoinMoin Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

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