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6.7

Payara Server Logs Expose Sensitive Passwords to Anyone

CVE-2024-8097 · published 2 years ago
Summary

If you use Payara Server, sensitive passwords may be written to the server log in plain text, making them visible to anyone who can read the log. This is a serious security risk because it allows unauthorized access to your system. To protect yourself, update your Payara Server to the latest version or disable logging of sensitive information.

Original advisory text
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Payara Platform Payara Server (Logging modules) allows Sensitive credentials posted in plain-text on the server log.This ...
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Payara Platform Payara Server (Logging modules) allows Sensitive credentials posted in plain-text on the server log.This issue affects Payara Server: from 6.0.0 before 6.18.0, from 6.2022.1 before 6.2024.9, from 5.20.0 before 5.67.0, from 5.2020.2 before 5.2022.5, from 4.1.2.191.0 before 4.1.2.191.50.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 60 days
Internal At next upgrade
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Needs hands-on effort to exploit
  • Gives an attacker partial control
Severity
6.7 Medium
Exploitation
<1% chance of attack within 30 days
Type
CWE-200Information Exposure
Timeline
Published11 Sep 2024
Updated30 Oct 2026
First seen7 Mar 2026
Sources
CVE-2024-8097 · NVD
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