CVE-2020-24566

Description

In Octopus Deploy 2020.3.x before 2020.3.4 and 2020.4.x before 2020.4.1, if an authenticated user creates a deployment or runbook process using Azure steps and sets the step's execution location to run on the server/worker, then (under certain circumstances) the account password is exposed in cleartext in the verbose task logs output.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.46% Top 25%
Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/Issues/issues/6563 third party advisory
https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/Issues/issues/6564 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-24566?
CVE-2020-24566 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-24566?
To fix CVE-2020-24566, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-24566 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-24566 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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