What is CVE-2021-31817?

CVE-2021-31817 is a high-severity vulnerability in Octopus Server, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-07-08.

How severe is CVE-2021-31817?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-31817 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Octopus Server

CVE-2021-31817

When configuring Octopus Server if it is configured with an external SQL database, on initial configuration the database password is written to the OctopusServer.txt log file in plaintext.

EPSS: 0.009 (54.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Octopus Server
Octopus Deploy Server — versions 2020.6.4671, unspecified, 2021.1.7149

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-312 — Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security@octopus.com (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-31817?: CVE-2021-31817 is a high-severity vulnerability in Octopus Server, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-07-08.
How severe is CVE-2021-31817?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-31817 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.