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CVE-2024-3165

Database Credential Exposure in the Logs

No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 42nd percentile. Fixed in 22.03.15.

CVSS 3.14.5MediumEPSS percentile42nd0.5% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit knownFix22.03.15Upgrade to this build

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD

NVD CVE.org

What to do

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  • dotCMS coreAffected: 22.02 and afterUpgrade to: not statedStated by: CVE record
  • DotcmsAffected: ≥ 22.02, < 22.03.15Upgrade to: 22.03.15Stated by: NVD

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What it is

From the CVE record

System->Maintenance-> Log Files in dotCMS dashboard is providing the username/password for database connections in the log output. Nevertheless, this is a moderate issue as it requires a backend admin as well as that dbs are locked down by environment.   OWASP Top 10 - A05) Insecure Design OWASP Top 10 - A05) Security Misconfiguration OWASP Top 10 - A09) Security Logging and Monitoring Failure

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS42nd
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

0.5% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 42nd percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

5 events over 815 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. OpenVAS check added
  2. Record updated
  3. Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped

Affected products

Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Scored 4.5 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required HighRequires admin or elevated privileges
  • User Interaction RequiredA user must click a link, open a file, or perform some action

Scope

  • Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
  • Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
  • Availability NoneNo availability impact

Weaknesses

ATT&CK techniques

Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.

Sources

References in the record

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