CVE-2024-3165
Database Credential Exposure in the Logs
System->Maintenance-> Log Files in dotCMS dashboard is providing the username/password for database connections in the log output. Nevertheless, this is a moderate issue as it requires a backend admin as well as that dbs are locked down by environment.
OWASP Top 10 - A05) Insecure Design
OWASP Top 10 - A05) Security Misconfiguration
OWASP Top 10 - A09) Security Logging and Monitoring Failure
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Database Credential Exposure in the Logs
System->Maintenance-> Log Files in dotCMS dashboard is providing the username/password for database connections in the log output. Nevertheless, this is a moderate issue as it requires a backend admin as well as that dbs are locked down by environment.
OWASP Top 10 - A05) Insecure Design
OWASP Top 10 - A05) Security Misconfiguration
OWASP Top 10 - A09) Security Logging and Monitoring Failure
- Record
CVE-2024-3165- CVSS 3.1
- 4.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-31762
System->Maintenance-> Log Files in dotCMS dashboard is providing the username/password for database connections in the log output. Nevertheless, this is a moderate issue as it requires a backend admin as well as that dbs are locked down by environment.
OWASP Top 10 - A05) Insecure Design
OWASP Top 10 - A05) Security Misconfiguration
OWASP Top 10 - A09) Security Logging and Monitoring Failure
- Record
EUVD-2024-31762- CVSS 3.1
- 4.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4mm4-33wm-56jr
System->Maintenance-> Log Files in dotCMS dashboard is providing the username/password for...
System->Maintenance-> Log Files in dotCMS dashboard is providing the username/password for database connections in the log output. Nevertheless, this is a moderate issue as it requires a backend admin as well as that dbs are locked down by environment.
OWASP Top 10 - A05) Insecure Design
OWASP Top 10 - A05) Security Misconfiguration
OWASP Top 10 - A09) Security Logging and Monitoring Failure
- Record
GHSA-4mm4-33wm-56jr- CVSS 3.1
- 4.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-522, CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
System->Maintenance-> Log Files in dotCMS dashboard is providing the username/password for database connections in the log output. Nevertheless, this is a moderate issue as it requires a backend admin as well as that dbs are locked down by environment.
OWASP Top 10 - A05) Insecure Design
OWASP Top 10 - A05) Security Misconfiguration
OWASP Top 10 - A09) Security Logging and Monitoring Failure
- Record
CVE-2024-3165- CVSS 3.1
- 4.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Database Credential Exposure in the Logs
System->Maintenance-> Log Files in dotCMS dashboard is providing the username/password for database connections in the log output. Nevertheless, this is a moderate issue as it requires a backend admin as well as that dbs are locked down by environment.
OWASP Top 10 - A05) Insecure Design
OWASP Top 10 - A05) Security Misconfiguration
OWASP Top 10 - A09) Security Logging and Monitoring Failure
- Record
CVE-2024-3165- CVSS 3.1
- 4.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-3165 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.5) in Dotcms, published April 1, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.50%, the 42nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
dotcms.com/security/SI-70
github.com/dotCMS/core/issues/27910
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3165
auth.dotcms.com/security/SI-70?token=563ec927-3190-4478-bd77-0d6f8c6fc676