GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Go
GHSA-v34r-vj4r-38j6 Updatecli exposes Maven credentials in console output
HIGH
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- Aliases
- CVE-2025-24355
- Ecosystem
- Go
- Packages
- github.com/updatecli/updatecli
- Severity
- High
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-359
- Reviewed
- 2025-01-24
Affected packages
• Go github.com/updatecli/updatecli: < 0.93.0 → fixed in 0.93.0
Description
Summary
Private maven repository credentials leaked in application logs in case of unsuccessful retrieval operation.
Details
During the execution of an updatecli pipeline which contains a `maven` source configured with basic auth credentials, the credentials are being leaked in the application execution logs in case of failure.
Credentials are properly sanitized when the operation is successful but not when for whatever reason there is a failure in the maven repository .e.g. wrong coordinates provided, not existing artifact or version.
PoC
The documentation currently state to provide user credentials as basic auth inside the `repository` field. e.g.
```
sources:
default:
kind: maven
spec:
repository: "{{ requiredEnv "MAVEN_USERNAME" }}:{{ requiredEnv "MAVEN_PASS" }}@repo.example.org/releases"
groupid: "org.example.company"
artifactid: "my-artifact"
versionFilter:
kind: regex
pattern: "^23(\.[0-9]+){1,2}$"
```
Logs are sanitized properly in case of a successful operation:
```
source: source#default
-----------------------------------------------------------
Searching for version matching pattern "^23(\\.[0-9]+){1,2}$"
✔ Latest version is 23.4.0 on the Maven repository at https://repo.example.org/releases/org/example/company/my-artifact/maven-metadata.xml
```
but leaks credentials in case the GAV coordinates are wrong (misspelled package name or missing):
```
source: source#default
-----------------------------------------------------------
ERROR: ✗ getting latest version: URL "https://REDACTED:[email protected]/releases/org/example/company/wrong-artifact/maven-metadata.xml" not found or in error
```
Impact
User credentials/token used to authenticate against a private maven repository can be leaked in clear-text in console or CI logs.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2025-24355 Updatecli is a tool used to apply file update strategies. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-359 Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor weakness
References
- https://github.com/updatecli/updatecli/security/advisories/GHSA-v34r-vj4r-38j6 web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24355 advisory
- https://github.com/updatecli/updatecli/commit/344b28091ffeca5ed32e8d0f9eda542842fcd3fa web
- https://github.com/updatecli/updatecli package
- https://www.updatecli.io/docs/plugins/resource/maven web