# CVE-2024-38460: SonarQube logs sensitive information

> Attackers can read encrypted settings in cleartext from logs, exposing sensitive configuration data in SonarQube.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:H/I:N/PR:H/S:U/UI:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 16 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 13 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hw2c-8xgw-mf57

## What is CVE-2024-38460?

CVE-2024-38460 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Jun 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In SonarQube before 10.4 and 9.9.4 LTA, encrypted values generated using the Settings Encryption feature are potentially exposed in cleartext as part of the URL parameters in the logs (such as SonarQube Access Logs, Proxy Logs, etc).

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38460?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.sonarsource.sonarqube:sonar-web. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `org.sonarsource.sonarqube:sonar-web` | Maven | All versions | 9.9.4 |
| `org.sonarsource.sonarqube:sonar-web` | Maven | All versions | 9.9.4 |

Products: Sonarsource Sonarqube.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-38460?

Upgrade org.sonarsource.sonarqube:sonar-web to 9.9.4 or later.

## Is CVE-2024-38460 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38460 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2020-27986](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-27986/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-47911](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47911/): SQL injection in n/a (medium 6.7)
- [CVE-2019-17579](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17579/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2020-28002](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-28002/): Auth bypass in n/a (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2018-19413](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19413/): Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in SonarSource SonarQube API (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-38460 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-38460 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Jun 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38460 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- org.sonarsource.sonarqube:sonar-web (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 9.9.4
- org.sonarsource.sonarqube:sonar-web (Maven): affected all versions; fixed in 9.9.4

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-2024-38460/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38460/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-38460
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38460
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38460

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38460/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.