Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Octopus Server
Priority LOW 28CWE-319Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-319.
Summary
In affected versions of Octopus Server under certain circumstances it is possible for sensitive variables to be printed in the task log in clear-text.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00228 13th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Octopus Server (Octopus Deploy): 2024.1.12759, 2024.2.9193
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Octopus Deploy | Octopus Server | 2024.1 to before 2024.1.12759; 2024.2 to before 2024.2.9193 | 2024.1.12759, 2024.2.9193 | Patch available | CNA |
- Octopus Server VendorOctopus Deploy Affected 2024.1 to before 2024.1.12759; 2024.2 to before 2024.2.9193 Fixed in 2024.1.12759, 2024.2.9193 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:octopus:octopus_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2024.1.437 to before 2024.1.12759; 2024.2.101 to before 2024.2.9193 | Vulnerable | Octopus Deploy |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:octopus:octopus_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2024.1.437 to before 2024.1.12759; 2024.2.101 to before 2024.2.9193 Vulnerable ·Octopus Deploy
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Octopus Server (Octopus Deploy) Fixed in 2024.1.12759, 2024.2.9193
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-6972
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wx4r-hv2p-gjv3
References
More Octopus Deploy Octopus Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-13353 In Octopus Deploy 2018.8.0 through 2018.9.x before 2018.9.1, an authenticated user with… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-02375 Improper authentication in Octopus Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-02579 Insufficient session expiration in Octopus Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2018-08066 In Octopus Deploy 2018.4.4 through 2018.5.1, Octopus variables that are sourced from the… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-02575 In affected versions of Octopus Deploy it is possible to bypass rate limiting on login using null bytes. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-03678 In affected versions of Octopus Deploy it is possible for a user to introduce code via offline package creation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-6972 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-6972 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wx4r-hv2p-gjv3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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