Plaintext logging of API keys in Plane project management tool
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-256.
Summary
Plane, an open-source project management tool, logs API keys in plaintext before version 1.4.0. The aPITokenLogMiddleware function writes these keys to logs, which is a plaintext storage flaw (CWE-256). An attacker with low privileges can steal user API keys and escalate their privileges.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Plane is an open-source project management tool. Prior to 1.4.0, aPITokenLogMiddleware logs API keys in plaintext. This allows someone with low privileges to steal user API keys and further escalate their privileges. This issue is fixed in 1.4.0.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Upgrade Plane to version 1.4.0, which fixes this issue.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA plane (makeplane) Fixed in 1.4.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-05 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-104892
- 2026-10-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-05 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
More makeplane vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-67866 Hardcoded secret keys in Plane community deployments CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-67865 Account takeover in Plane via unverified OAuth email matching CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-67863 Plane magic-code login lacks rate limiting, allowing OTP brute force CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2024-32097 Plane allows server side request forgery via /_next/image endpoint CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-67862 Cross-project asset hijacking in Plane allows file takeover CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2026-67861 Server-side request forgery in Plane webhook delivery via redirects CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
Sources
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