CVE-2022-31004Network attack vector

API key disclosure via plaintext disk writes

Published May 25, 2022 · Updated Apr 22, 2025

Cleartext storage in data.js in CVE Program CVE Services 1.1.1 and earlier allows attackers to read plaintext API keys from disk. The non-development branch of the user-seeding method hashes randomKey into user.secret but also appends the unhashed key and username to apiKeyFile with fs.writeFile. Exposure requires that method to run in production and the resulting file to become readable; the documented consequence is API-key disclosure, not data modification or service interruption.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.96%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cleartext storage in data.js in CVE Program CVE Services 1.1.1 and earlier allows attackers to read plaintext API keys from disk. The non-development branch of the user-seeding method hashes randomKey into user.secret but also appends the unhashed key and username to apiKeyFile with fs.writeFile. Exposure requires that method to run in production and the resulting file to become readable; the documented consequence is API-key disclosure, not data modification or service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-31004
Published
May 25, 2022
Updated
Apr 22, 2025
Vendor
CVE Program
Product
CVE Services
Classifications
CWE-779, T1552.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 25, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 22, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=<= 1.1.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

CVE Program · CVE Servicesversion=<= 1.1.1

Published CVSS scores

7.5NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
5.0NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
7.5GitHub CNACVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-779Logging of Excessive Data
T1552.001Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

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