DependencyCheck Debug Mode Logging of NVD API Key

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Summary

CVECVE-2024-23686
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerVulnCheck
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2024-01-19 22:15:08 UTC
Updated2026-07-14 23:17:16 UTC
DescriptionDependencyCheck for Maven 9.0.0 to 9.0.6, for CLI version 9.0.0 to 9.0.5, and for Ant versions 9.0.0 to 9.0.5, when used in debug mode, allows an attacker to recover the NVD API Key from a log file.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.005980000 probability, percentile 0.446490000 (date 2026-07-16)

Problem Types: CWE-532 | CWE-532 CWE-532 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary5.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
3.1ADPDECLARED5.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary5.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Owasp Dependency-check All All All All
Application Owasp Dependency-check All All All All
Application Owasp Dependency-check All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
vulncheck.com/advisories/vc-advisory-GHSA-qqhq-8r2c-c3f5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 vulncheck.com Third Party Advisory
nvdApiKey is logged in debug mode · Advisory · jeremylong/DependencyCheck · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Vendor Advisory
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qqhq-8r2c-c3f5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 996846 Java (Maven) Security Update for org.owasp:dependency-check-ant (GHSA-frxm-v7q3-v2wv)

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