CVE-2021-31816

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-07-08 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-312

Description

When configuring Octopus Server if it is configured with an external SQL database, on initial configuration the database password is written to the OctopusServer.txt log file in plaintext.

Affected products

Octopus Server: before 2020.6.5146; from 2021.1.0 before 2021.1.7316 — fixed in 2020.6.5146, 2021.1.7316

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Octopus Server 2020.6.5146, 2021.1.7316. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://advisories.octopus.com/adv/2021-05---Cleartext-Storage-of-Sensitive-Information-%28CVE-2021-31816%29.2121793537.html
https://advisories.octopus.com/adv/2021-05---Cleartext-Storage-of-Sensitive-Information-%28CVE-2021-31816%29.2121793537.html

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