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CVE-2025-62232: Apache APISIX: basic-auth logs plaintext credentials at info level

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-10-31 · updated 2026-10-07
• Weakness: CWE-532

Description

Sensitive data exposure via logging in basic-auth leads to plaintext usernames and passwords written to error logs and forwarded to log sinks when log level is INFO/DEBUG. This creates a high risk of credential compromise through log access. It has been fixed in the following commit:  https://github.com/apache/apisix/pull/12629 Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.14, which fixes this issue.

Affected products

• Apache Software Foundation Apache APISIX: from 1.0 before 3.14.0 — fixed in 3.14.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apache Software Foundation Apache APISIX 3.14.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://lists.apache.org/thread/32hdgh570btfhg02hfc7p7ckf9v83259
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/30/4

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