CVE-2020-5262 HIGH

CVE-2020-5262: GitHub personal access token leaking into temporary EasyBuild (debug) logs

Vendor Easybuilders
Product easybuild-framework
Weakness CWE-532 · Sensitive info in logs
Published March 19, 2020
Last update August 4, 2024
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CVSS base score

7.7/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

In EasyBuild before version 4.1.2, the GitHub Personal Access Token (PAT) used by EasyBuild for the GitHub integration features (like `--new-pr`, `--fro,-pr`, etc.) is shown in plain text in EasyBuild debug log files. This issue is fixed in EasyBuild v4.1.2, and in the `master`+ `develop` branches of the `easybuild-framework` repository.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 19, 2020 CVE published
August 4, 2024 Record updated