CVE-2024-23686
DependencyCheck Debug Mode Logging of NVD API Key
DependencyCheck 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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
DependencyCheck 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.
- Record
CVE-2024-23686- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
DependencyCheck Debug Mode Logging of NVD API Key
DependencyCheck 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.
- Record
CVE-2024-23686- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-0347
DependencyCheck 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.
- Record
EUVD-2024-0347- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-frxm-v7q3-v2wv
Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File in OWASP DependencyCheck
DependencyCheck 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.
- Record
GHSA-frxm-v7q3-v2wv- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qqhq-8r2c-c3f5
nvdApiKey is logged in debug mode
Summary
The value of nvdApiKey configuration parameter is logged in clear text in debug mode.
Details
The NVD API key is a kind of secret and should be treated like other secrets when logging in debug mode.
Expecting the same behavior as for several password configurations: just print ******
Note that while the NVD API Key is an access token for the NVD API - they are not that sensitive. The only thing an NVD API Token grants is a higher rate limit when making calls to publicly available data. The data available from the NVD API is the same whether you have an API Key or not.
PoC
The nvdApiKey is configured to use an environment variable; when running mvn -X dependency-check:check the clear value is logged twice.
Impact
The NVD API key is a kind of secret and should not be exposed. If stolen, an attacker can use this key to obtain already public information.
- Record
GHSA-qqhq-8r2c-c3f5- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
DependencyCheck Debug Mode Logging of NVD API Key
DependencyCheck 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.
- Record
CVE-2024-23686- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-frxm-v7q3-v2wv
Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File in OWASP DependencyCheck
DependencyCheck 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.
- Record
GHSA-frxm-v7q3-v2wv- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-qqhq-8r2c-c3f5
nvdApiKey is logged in debug mode
Summary
The value of nvdApiKey configuration parameter is logged in clear text in debug mode.
Details
The NVD API key is a kind of secret and should be treated like other secrets when logging in debug mode.
Expecting the same behavior as for several password configurations: just print ******
Note that while the NVD API Key is an access token for the NVD API - they are not that sensitive. The only thing an NVD API Token grants is a higher rate limit when making calls to publicly available data. The data available from the NVD API is the same whether you have an API Key or not.
PoC
The nvdApiKey is configured to use an environment variable; when running mvn -X dependency-check:check the clear value is logged twice.
Impact
The NVD API key is a kind of secret and should not be exposed. If stolen, an attacker can use this key to obtain already public information.
- Record
GHSA-qqhq-8r2c-c3f5- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.owasp:dependency-check-antMaven |
9.0.0 up to 9.0.6 | 9.0.6 |
org.owasp:dependency-check-cliMaven |
9.0.0 up to 9.0.6 | 9.0.6 |
org.owasp:dependency-check-mavenMaven |
9.0.0 up to 9.0.6 | 9.0.6 |
org.owasp:dependency-check-antMaven |
9.0.0 to 9.0.5 | 9.0.6 |
org.owasp:dependency-check-cliMaven |
9.0.0 to 9.0.5 | 9.0.6 |
org.owasp:dependency-check-antMaven |
9.0.0 up to 9.0.6, plus listed versions 9.0.19.0.29.0.39.0.49.0.5 |
9.0.6 |
org.owasp:dependency-check-cliMaven |
9.0.0 up to 9.0.6, plus listed versions 9.0.19.0.29.0.39.0.49.0.5 |
9.0.6 |
org.owasp:dependency-check-mavenMaven |
9.0.0 up to 9.0.6, plus listed versions 9.0.19.0.29.0.39.0.49.0.5 |
9.0.6 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-23686 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Owasp Dependency-check, published December 15, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.60%, the 49th percentile. Fixed in org.owasp:dependency-check-ant 9.0.6.
References
github.com/jeremylong/DependencyCheck/security/advisories/GHSA-qqhq-8r2c-c3f5
vulncheck.com/advisories/vc-advisory-GHSA-qqhq-8r2c-c3f5
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23686
repo.maven.apache.org/maven2