CVE-2024-38460
SonarQube logs sensitive information
In SonarQube before 10.4 and 9.9.4 LTA, encrypted values generated using the Settings Encryption feature are potentially exposed in cleartext as part of the URL parameters in the logs (such as SonarQube Access Logs, Proxy Logs, etc).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
In SonarQube before 10.4 and 9.9.4 LTA, encrypted values generated using the Settings Encryption feature are potentially exposed in cleartext as part of the URL parameters in the logs (such as SonarQube Access Logs, Proxy Logs, etc).
- Record
CVE-2024-38460- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:H/I:N/PR:H/S:U/UI:N - Weakness
- CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-2078
In SonarQube before 10.4 and 9.9.4 LTA, encrypted values generated using the Settings Encryption feature are potentially exposed in cleartext as part of the URL parameters in the logs (such as SonarQube Access Logs, Proxy Logs, etc).
- Record
EUVD-2024-2078- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:H/I:N/PR:H/S:U/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hw2c-8xgw-mf57
SonarQube logs sensitive information
In SonarQube before 10.4 and 9.9.4 LTA, encrypted values generated using the Settings Encryption feature are potentially exposed in cleartext as part of the URL parameters in the logs (such as SonarQube Access Logs, Proxy Logs, etc).
- Record
GHSA-hw2c-8xgw-mf57- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
In SonarQube before 10.4 and 9.9.4 LTA, encrypted values generated using the Settings Encryption feature are potentially exposed in cleartext as part of the URL parameters in the logs (such as SonarQube Access Logs, Proxy Logs, etc).
- Record
CVE-2024-38460- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
In SonarQube before 10.4 and 9.9.4 LTA, encrypted values generated using the Settings Encryption feature are potentially exposed in cleartext as part of the URL parameters in the logs (such as SonarQube Access Logs, Proxy Logs, etc).
- Record
CVE-2024-38460- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:H/I:N/PR:H/S:U/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-hw2c-8xgw-mf57
SonarQube logs sensitive information
In SonarQube before 10.4 and 9.9.4 LTA, encrypted values generated using the Settings Encryption feature are potentially exposed in cleartext as part of the URL parameters in the logs (such as SonarQube Access Logs, Proxy Logs, etc).
- Record
GHSA-hw2c-8xgw-mf57- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.sonarsource.sonarqube:sonar-webMaven |
before 9.9.4 | 9.9.4 |
org.sonarsource.sonarqube:sonar-webMaven |
before 9.9.4, plus listed versions 5.2-RC35.2-RC45.45.4-RC15.4-RC2 Show 45 moreShow less5.4-RC35.4-RC45.55.5-RC15.5-RC25.65.6-RC15.6-RC25.6.15.6.25.6.35.6.45.6.55.6.65.6.76.06.0-RC16.0-RC26.16.1-RC16.1-RC26.26.2-RC16.2-RC36.2.16.36.3-RC46.3.16.46.4-RC16.4-RC26.4-RC36.56.5-RC16.5-RC26.66.6-RC16.76.7-RC16.7.16.7.36.7.46.7.56.7.66.7.7 |
9.9.4 |
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-2024-38460 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Sonarsource Sonarqube, published June 16, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 26th percentile. Fixed in org.sonarsource.sonarqube:sonar-web 9.9.4.
References
sonarsource.atlassian.net/browse/SONAR-21559
community.sonarsource.com/t/sonarqube-ce-10-3-0-leaking-encrypted-values-in-web-server-logs/108187
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38460
github.com/SonarSource/sonarqube/commit/48f43d6a3bf9bbd7c9b58eb5cde635572184ad01
Left out here: 2 versions. The JSON record has them.