CVE-2024-6972 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

In affected versions of Octopus Server under certain circumstances it is possible for sensitive variables to be printed in the task log in clear-text.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00169.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Linux	Linux Kernel
Microsoft	Windows
Octopus	Octopus Server

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:octopus:octopus_server::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:octopus:octopus_server::::::::

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2024-47955	In affected versions of Octopus Server under certain circumstances it is possible for sensitive variables to be printed in the task log in clear-text.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://advisories.octopus.com/post/2024/sa2024-06/

History

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 17:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Linux Linux linux Kernel Microsoft Microsoft windows Octopus Octopus octopus Server
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:octopus:octopus_server:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*
Vendors & Products		Linux Linux linux Kernel Microsoft Microsoft windows Octopus Octopus octopus Server

Tue, 26 Nov 2024 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 26 Nov 2024 16:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-319

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Octopus

Published: 2024-07-25T05:16:49.256Z

Updated: 2024-11-26T15:37:28.586Z

Reserved: 2024-07-22T02:03:32.352Z

Link: CVE-2024-6972

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T21:45:38.363Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-07-25T06:15:01.967

Modified: 2025-07-02T17:26:41.540

Link: CVE-2024-6972

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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