JanssenProject jans up to 1.9.0 cli_cmd.log insufficiently protected credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in JanssenProject jans up to 1.9.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file cli_cmd.log. This manipulation causes insufficiently protected credentials. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-54876. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in JanssenProject jans up to 1.9.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file cli_cmd.log. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-522. The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The Janssen Project is an open-source identity and access management (IAM) platform. In versions 1.9.0 and below, Janssen stores passwords in plaintext in the local cli_cmd.log file. This is fixed in the nightly prerelease.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-54876 since 07/31/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1552 for this issue.

By approaching the search of inurl:cli_cmd.log it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

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Class: Insufficiently protected credentials
CWE: CWE-522
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

07/31/2025 CVE reserved
08/06/2025 +6 days Advisory disclosed
08/06/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/06/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-2f4x-m695-jvp3
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-54876 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-54876
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-318901

Entryinfo

Created: 08/06/2025 07:25
Updated: 08/06/2025 13:15
Changes: 08/06/2025 07:25 (68), 08/06/2025 13:15 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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