Sensitive Data Exposure via basic-auth Logging in Apache APISIX <3.14
CVE-2025-62232 Published on October 31, 2025
Apache APISIX: basic-auth logs plaintext credentials at info level
Sensitive data exposure via logging in basic-auth leads to plaintext usernames and passwords written to error logs and forwarded to log sinks when log level is INFO/DEBUG. This creates a high risk of credential compromise through log access.
It has been fixed in the following commit: https://github.com/apache/apisix/pull/12629
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.14, which fixes this issue.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-62232 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-62232
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Affected Versions
Apache Software Foundation Apache APISIX:- Version 1.0 and below 3.14 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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