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CVE-2023-46255

`SPICEDB_DATASTORE_CONN_URI` is leaked when URI cannot be parsed

4.2 MediumFix available

SpiceDB is an open source, Google Zanzibar-inspired database for creating and managing security-critical application permissions. Prior to version 1.27.0-rc1, when the provided datastore URI is malformed (e.g. by having a password which contains :) the full URI (including the provided password) is printed, so that the password is shown in the logs. Version 1.27.0-rc1 patches this issue.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
High
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.44%Up 0.4 points since Nov 1, 2023
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 4.2

`SPICEDB_DATASTORE_CONN_URI` is leaked when URI cannot be parsed

SpiceDB is an open source, Google Zanzibar-inspired database for creating and managing security-critical application permissions. Prior to version 1.27.0-rc1, when the provided datastore URI is malformed (e.g. by having a password which contains :) the full URI (including the provided password) is printed, so that the password is shown in the logs. Version 1.27.0-rc1 patches this issue.

Record
CVE-2023-46255
CVSS 3.1
4.2 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-532
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-2760 4.2

SpiceDB is an open source, Google Zanzibar-inspired database for creating and managing security-critical application permissions. Prior to version 1.27.0-rc1, when the provided datastore URI is malformed (e.g. by having a password which contains :) the full URI (including the provided password) is printed, so that the password is shown in the logs. Version 1.27.0-rc1 patches this issue.

Record
EUVD-2023-2760
CVSS 3.1
4.2 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jg7w-cxjv-98c2 4.2

SpiceDB leaks information in log files when URI cannot be parsed

SpiceDB is an open source, Google Zanzibar-inspired database for creating and managing security-critical application permissions. When the provided datastore URI is malformed (e.g. by having a password which contains :) the full URI (including the provided password) is printed, so that the password is shown in the logs. Version 1.27.0-rc1 patches this issue.

Example output:

terminated with errors error="unable to create migration driver for postgres: parse \"postgres://spicedb:<PASSWORD IN PLAINTEXT>": invalid port \"<PASSWORD IN PLAINTEXT>\" after host"
Record
GHSA-jg7w-cxjv-98c2
CVSS 3.1
4.2 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-532
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 4.2

SpiceDB is an open source, Google Zanzibar-inspired database for creating and managing security-critical application permissions. Prior to version 1.27.0-rc1, when the provided datastore URI is malformed (e.g. by having a password which contains :) the full URI (including the provided password) is printed, so that the password is shown in the logs. Version 1.27.0-rc1 patches this issue.

Record
CVE-2023-46255
CVSS 3.1
4.2 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-532
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 4.2

`SPICEDB_DATASTORE_CONN_URI` is leaked when URI cannot be parsed

SpiceDB is an open source, Google Zanzibar-inspired database for creating and managing security-critical application permissions. Prior to version 1.27.0-rc1, when the provided datastore URI is malformed (e.g. by having a password which contains :) the full URI (including the provided password) is printed, so that the password is shown in the logs. Version 1.27.0-rc1 patches this issue.

Record
CVE-2023-46255
CVSS 3.1
4.2 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-532
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-jg7w-cxjv-98c2 4.2

SpiceDB leaks information in log files when URI cannot be parsed

SpiceDB is an open source, Google Zanzibar-inspired database for creating and managing security-critical application permissions. When the provided datastore URI is malformed (e.g. by having a password which contains :) the full URI (including the provided password) is printed, so that the password is shown in the logs. Version 1.27.0-rc1 patches this issue.

Example output:

terminated with errors error="unable to create migration driver for postgres: parse \"postgres://spicedb:<PASSWORD IN PLAINTEXT>": invalid port \"<PASSWORD IN PLAINTEXT>\" after host"
Record
GHSA-jg7w-cxjv-98c2
CVSS 3.1
4.2 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-532
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGO-2023-2166 No score

SpiceDB leaks information in log files when URI cannot be parsed in github.com/authzed/spicedb

SpiceDB leaks information in log files when URI cannot be parsed in github.com/authzed/spicedb

Record
GO-2023-2166
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
github.com/authzed/spicedb
Go
 before 1.27.0-rc1
1.27.0-rc1

History

History
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aliases, publishedEUVD
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In short

CVE-2023-46255 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.2) in Authzed Spicedb, published October 31, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.44%, the 38th percentile. Fixed in github.com/authzed/spicedb 1.27.0-rc1.

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