# CVE-2023-34097: Database password exposed in logs in hoppscotch

> Attackers with log access can read database passwords, leading to full database access and privilege escalation in Hoppscotch.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qpx8-wq6q-r833

## What is CVE-2023-34097?

CVE-2023-34097 is a high-severity vulnerability in hoppscotch, published on 5 Jun 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

hoppscotch is an open source API development ecosystem. In versions prior to 2023.4.5 the database password is exposed in the logs when showing the database connection string. Attackers with access to read system logs will be able to elevate privilege with full access to the database. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-34097?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hoppscotch Hoppscotch.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-34097?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-34097 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-34097 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-34097 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in hoppscotch

- [CVE-2026-50160](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-50160/): Mass Assignment via Onboarding Endpoint Allows Unauthenticated JWT_SECRET Overwrite (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2026-28215](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-28215/): hoppscotch Vulnerable to Unauthenticated Onboarding Config Takeover (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2026-34931](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-34931/): hoppscotch: Improper loopback redirect_uri validation in device-login flow (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2026-34932](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-34932/): hoppscotch: Stored XSS via mock server responses on backend origin (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2026-28216](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-28216/): hoppscotch has IDOR in updateUserEnvironment / deleteUserEnvironment (high 8.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-34097 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-34097 is a high-severity vulnerability in hoppscotch, published on 5 Jun 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-34097 exists.

Affected product: hoppscotch. 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-2023-34097/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-34097/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-34097
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-34097
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-34097

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-34097/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.