# CVE-2024-38460: sonar-web — Fixed in 9.9.4

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☕ Maven

Not in CISA KEV

MEDIUM severity

# CVE-2024-38460 — sonar-web

MEDIUM [Fix: SonarSource/sonarqube@48f43d6](https://github.com/SonarSource/sonarqube/commit/48f43d6a3bf9bbd7c9b58eb5cde635572184ad01)

CVE-2024-38460 is a medium-severity (CVSS 4.9) CWE-532 vulnerability in org.sonarsource.sonarqube:sonar-web. 1 public exploit or proof-of-concept reference is indexed, so weaponization risk is real. A fix is available for org.sonarsource.sonarqube:sonar-web — see the affected versions and patch details below.

SonarQube logs sensitive information

Also known as[GHSA-hw2c-8xgw-mf57](/vulnerability/GHSA-hw2c-8xgw-mf57)

Published

Jun 16, 2024

Updated

Oct 28, 2026

Affected

1 pkg

Patched

1 / 1

Exploits

1 known

Exploitation data as of Nov 5, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

## Exploitation Status

### No confirmed exploitation observed yet

-   CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.

Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2024-38460.

## EPSS Exploitation Probability

[via FIRST.org ↗](https://www.first.org/epss/)

0.3%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk0.00%

Lower risk than most CVEs26th percentile — riskier than 26% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

0.00%0.28%0.55%0.83%0.2%0.3%May 26Sep 26Nov 26

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from [FIRST.org EPSS](https://www.first.org/epss/).

## How urgent is this, really

## Where this sits among everything scored

## Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected

☕`org.sonarsource.sonarqube:sonar-web`

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

## Description

In SonarQube before 10.4 and 9.9.4 LTA, encrypted values generated using the Settings Encryption feature are potentially exposed in cleartext as part of the URL parameters in the logs (such as SonarQube Access Logs, Proxy Logs, etc).

## Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed

Ecosystem

Package

Vulnerable range

Fix

☕Maven

`org.sonarsource.sonarqube:sonar-web` 

all versions

9.9.4`org.sonarsource.sonarqube:sonar-web:9.9.4`

## Affected Products

1 product · 2 configurations

Application

`sonarqube`sonarsource

≥ 10.0.0.68432 && < 10.4

range

Exploits & PoCs

1

Research use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.

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In SonarQube before 10.4 and 9.9.4 LTA, encrypted values generated using…

community.sonarsource.comNVDAug 2024

](https://community.sonarsource.com/t/sonarqube-ce-10-3-0-leaking-encrypted-values-in-web-server-logs/108187)

## Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

1.  ### Detect
    
    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.sonarsource.sonarqube:sonar-web, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
    
2.  ### Fix
    
    Update org.sonarsource.sonarqube:sonar-web to 9.9.4 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2024-38460 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
    
3.  ### Workarounds
    
    If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
    

## Frequently Asked Questions

In SonarQube before 10.4 and 9.9.4 LTA, encrypted values generated using the Settings Encryption feature are potentially exposed in cleartext as part of the URL parameters in the logs (such as SonarQube Access Logs, Proxy Logs, etc).

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