CVE-2025-46809 Multi Linux Manager epxoses the plain text HTTP Proxy user:password in logs

Medium 6.9 Published Updated

SUSE Manager exposes plain text HTTP proxy credentials in log files, allowing attackers with log access to steal sensitive authentication data.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2025-46809?

CVE-2025-46809 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Container suse/manager/4.3/proxy-httpd:4.3.16.9.67.1, published on 31 Jul 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A Plaintext Storage of a Password vulnerability in SUSE exposes the credentials for the HTTP proxy in the log files. This issue affects Container suse/manager/4.3/proxy-httpd:4.3.16.9.67.1: from ? before 4.3.33-150400.3.55.2; Container suse/manager/5.0/x86_64/proxy-httpd:5.0.5.7.23.1: from ? before 5.0.14-150600.4.17.1; Container suse/manager/5.0/x86_64/server:5.0.5.7.30.1: from ? before 5.0.14-150600.4.17.1; Image SLES15-SP4-Manager-Proxy-4-3-BYOS: from ? before 4.3.33-150400.3.55.2; Image SLES15-SP4-Manager-Proxy-4-3-BYOS-Azure: from ? before 4.3.33-150400.3.55.2; Image SLES15-SP4-Manager-Proxy-4-3-BYOS-EC2: from ? before 4.3.33-150400.3.55.2; Image SLES15-SP4-Manager-Proxy-4-3-BYOS-GCE: from ? before 4.3.33-150400.3.55.2; Image SLES15-SP4-Manager-Server-4-3-BYOS: from ? before 4.3.33-150400.3.55.2; Image SLES15-SP4-Manager-Server-4-3-BYOS-Azure: from ? before 4.3.33-150400.3.55.2; Image SLES15-SP4-Manager-Server-4-3-BYOS-EC2: from ? before 4.3.33-150400.3.55.2; Image SLES15-SP4-Manager-Server-4-3-BYOS-GCE: from ? before 4.3.33-150400.3.55.2; SUSE Manager Proxy Module 4.3: from ? before 4.3.33-150400.3.55.2; SUSE Manager Server Module 4.3: from ? before 4.3.33-150400.3.55.2.

Weakness: CWE-256

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-46809?

How do I fix CVE-2025-46809?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2025-46809 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-46809 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6c9h-8vxc-74xh.

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