CVE-2021-34797
Apache Geode project log file redaction of sensitive information vulnerability
Apache Geode versions up to 1.12.4 and 1.13.4 are vulnerable to a log file redaction of sensitive information flaw when using values that begin with characters other than letters or numbers for passwords and security properties with the prefix "sysprop-", "javax.net.ssl", or "security-". This issue is fixed by overhauling the log file redaction in Apache Geode versions 1.12.5, 1.13.5, and 1.14.0.
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
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Apache Geode versions up to 1.12.4 and 1.13.4 are vulnerable to a log file redaction of sensitive information flaw when using values that begin with characters other than letters or numbers for passwords and security properties with the prefix "sysprop-", "javax.net.ssl", or "security-". This issue is fixed by overhauling the log file redaction in Apache Geode versions 1.12.5, 1.13.5, and 1.14.0.
- Record
CVE-2021-34797- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Apache Geode project log file redaction of sensitive information vulnerability
Apache Geode versions up to 1.12.4 and 1.13.4 are vulnerable to a log file redaction of sensitive information flaw when using values that begin with characters other than letters or numbers for passwords and security properties with the prefix "sysprop-", "javax.net.ssl", or "security-". This issue is fixed by overhauling the log file redaction in Apache Geode versions 1.12.5, 1.13.5, and 1.14.0.
- Record
CVE-2021-34797- Weakness
- CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-0653 No score
Apache Geode versions up to 1.12.4 and 1.13.4 are vulnerable to a log file redaction of sensitive information flaw when using values that begin with characters other than letters or numbers for passwords and security properties with the prefix "sysprop-", "javax.net.ssl", or "security-". This issue is fixed by overhauling the log file redaction in Apache Geode versions 1.12.5, 1.13.5, and 1.14.0.
- Record
EUVD-2022-0653- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mw25-f5r2-hpc6 No score
Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File in Apache Geode
Apache Geode versions up to 1.12.4 and 1.13.4 are vulnerable to a log file redaction of sensitive information flaw when using values that begin with characters other than letters or numbers for passwords and security properties with the prefix "sysprop-", "javax.net.ssl", or "security-". This issue is fixed by overhauling the log file redaction in Apache Geode versions 1.12.5, 1.13.5, and 1.14.0.
- Record
GHSA-mw25-f5r2-hpc6- Weakness
- CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Apache Geode versions up to 1.12.4 and 1.13.4 are vulnerable to a log file redaction of sensitive information flaw when using values that begin with characters other than letters or numbers for passwords and security properties with the prefix "sysprop-", "javax.net.ssl", or "security-". This issue is fixed by overhauling the log file redaction in Apache Geode versions 1.12.5, 1.13.5, and 1.14.0.
- Record
CVE-2021-34797- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-mw25-f5r2-hpc6 No score
Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File in Apache Geode
Apache Geode versions up to 1.12.4 and 1.13.4 are vulnerable to a log file redaction of sensitive information flaw when using values that begin with characters other than letters or numbers for passwords and security properties with the prefix "sysprop-", "javax.net.ssl", or "security-". This issue is fixed by overhauling the log file redaction in Apache Geode versions 1.12.5, 1.13.5, and 1.14.0.
- Record
GHSA-mw25-f5r2-hpc6- Weakness
- CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.geode:geode-coreMaven |
before 1.12.5 | 1.12.5 |
org.apache.geode:geode-coreMaven |
1.13.0 up to 1.13.5 | 1.13.5 |
org.apache.geode:geode-coreMaven |
before 1.12.5, plus listed versions 1.0.0-incubating1.0.0-incubating.M21.0.0-incubating.M31.1.01.1.1 Show 18 moreShow less1.10.01.11.01.12.01.12.11.12.21.12.31.12.41.2.01.2.11.3.01.4.01.5.01.6.01.7.01.8.01.9.01.9.11.9.2 |
1.12.5 |
org.apache.geode:geode-coreMaven |
1.13.0 up to 1.13.5, plus listed versions 1.13.11.13.21.13.31.13.4 |
1.13.5 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-34797 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Apache Geode, published January 4, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.60%, the 85th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.geode:geode-core 1.12.5.