Vulnerability · Published Aug 5, 2025 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2025-54876Jans CLI stores plaintext passwords in the local cli_cmd.log file
Medium 6.9
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in jans from JanssenProject. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 46% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)6.9Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 54.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Janssen Project is an open-source identity and access management (IAM) platform. In versions 1.9.0 and below, Janssen stores passwords in plaintext in the local cli_cmd.log file. This is fixed in the nightly prerelease.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| JanssenProject | jans | < nightly |
Weakness: CWE-522 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References
- https://github.com/JanssenProject/jans/security/advisories/GHSA-2f4x-m695-jvp3 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/JanssenProject/jans/pull/11903 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/JanssenProject/jans/commit/3592837764fe48b956e3140ca17b8ef7cac00a47 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/JanssenProject/jans/discussions/11886 x_refsource_MISC