CVE-2024-23686

Summary

CVE-2024-23686 is a vulnerability affecting DependencyCheck for Maven versions 9.0.0 to 9.0.6, CLI versions 9.0.0 to 9.0.5, and Ant versions 9.0.0 to 9.0.5. When used in debug mode, this vulnerability enables an attacker to retrieve the NVD API Key from log files, potentially granting unauthorized access to sensitive information. This issue could pose a significant risk to organizations relying on these versions for vulnerability scanning and management. It is recommended that affected users upgrade to the latest, non-vulnerable versions as soon as possible to mitigate this threat.

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