6.5

CVE-2022-23469: Authorization header displayed in the debug logs

Modified
AliasesGHSA-h2ph-vhm7-g4hpGO-2022-1154ALPINE-CVE-2022-23469
Published 08-12-2022Last modified 22-04-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-23469 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in traefik. EPSS estimates a 1.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 3.5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.04%
0%100%
Low · +0.04 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1github

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 4
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12615-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14076-1CGA-354F-R67F-M9VCCGA-XJVJ-JWV7-22Q2

Timeline

  1. 08-12-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 22-04-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Traefik is an open source HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer. Versions prior to 2.9.6 are subject to a potential vulnerability in Traefik displaying the Authorization header in its debug logs. In certain cases, if the log level is set to DEBUG, credentials provided using the Authorization header are displayed in the debug logs. Attackers must have access to a users logging system in order for credentials to be stolen. This issue has been addressed in version 2.9.6. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may set the log level to `INFO`, `WARN`, or `ERROR`.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.04%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

64%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.04 pp

From 1.00% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • githubUnverified

    Traefik

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Alpine1 product
  • traefik< 2.9.6-r0
Github.com/traefik1 product
  • traefikAll versions (No fix recorded)
Github.com/traefik/traefik1 product
  • v2< 2.9.6
Traefik1 product

4 vendors · 4 products

References

6 links