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Plaintext user authentication stored in access.logs for NoVNC access

High
johrstrom published GHSA-pj66-qf5q-g7g5 Jul 7, 2026

Package

ondemand

Affected versions

< 4.1.6
< 4.2.3

Patched versions

4.1.6
4.2.3

Description

Summary

Plaintext passwords are being stored in access logs.

Fixed versions

This has been patched in versions 4.1.6 and 4.2.3. Centers may need to apply a FACL for staff users to continue to view the files in these directories. Centers can apply this command setfacl -m g:groupname:rx /var/log/ondemand-nginx where "groupname" needs to be replaced with the actual group to give certain groups access.

Severity

High

CVE ID

CVE-2026-55169

Weaknesses

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

The product writes sensitive information to a log file. Learn more on MITRE.

Use of GET Request Method With Sensitive Query Strings

The web application uses the HTTP GET method to process a request and includes sensitive information in the query string of that request. Learn more on MITRE.

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