# CVE-2023-20885: CF workflows leak credentials in system audit logs

> Attackers can read leaked credentials from system audit logs in Cloud Foundry Notifications and volume releases.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 16 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3gcw-wvq5-m2pm

## What is CVE-2023-20885?

CVE-2023-20885 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cloud FOundry  Notifications, published on 16 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Vulnerability in Cloud Foundry Notifications, Cloud Foundry SMB-volume release, Cloud FOundry cf-nfs-volume release.This issue affects Notifications: All versions prior to 63; SMB-volume release: All versions prior to 3.1.19; cf-nfs-volume release: 5.0.X versions prior to 5.0.27, 7.1.X versions prior to 7.1.19.

Weakness: CWE-532 (Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-20885?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Pivotal Cloud Foundry Nfs Volume, Pivotal Cloud Foundry Notifications, Pivotal Cloud Foundry Smb Volume.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-20885?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-20885 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-20885 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-20885 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-20885 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-20885 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cloud FOundry  Notifications, published on 16 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-20885 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cloud FOundry  Notifications. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-20885/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-20885/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-20885
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20885
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-20885

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-20885/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.