CVE-2019-13509 Secret insertion into debug log in Docker

What is CVE-2019-13509?

CVE-2019-13509 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Jul 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Docker CE and EE before 18.09.8 (as well as Docker EE before 17.06.2-ee-23 and 18.x before 18.03.1-ee-10), Docker Engine in debug mode may sometimes add secrets to the debug log. This applies to a scenario where docker stack deploy is run to redeploy a stack that includes (non external) secrets. It potentially applies to other API users of the stack API if they resend the secret.

Weakness: CWE-532

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-13509?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/docker/docker. It affects 1 product.

Products include Docker Docker.

How do I fix CVE-2019-13509?

Upgrade github.com/docker/docker to 18.09.8 or later.

Is CVE-2019-13509 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-13509 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2014-9357 Arbitrary Code Execution Critical 10.0
• CVE-2020-14298 Privilege escalation in Docker High 8.8
• CVE-2020-14300 Privilege escalation in Docker High 8.8
• CVE-2018-15514 Deserialization in n/a High 8.8
• CVE-2014-9356 Path Traversal in Docker High 8.6

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as CLEANSTART-2026-MP51710, DEBIAN-CVE-2019-13509, GHSA-j249-ghv5-7mxv.