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MEDIUM5.9

GHSA-8phw-xrj9-cpqp

Steeltoe.Management.Endpoint: HttpExchanges URI masking leaks query-string secrets

Quick fix

GHSA-8phw-xrj9-cpqp — Steeltoe.Management.Endpoint: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.

dotnet add package Steeltoe.Management.Endpoint --version 4.3.0

Details

## Summary

Steeltoe's `/actuator/httpexchanges` endpoint records and displays request URIs after passing them through `MaskedUri`. The masking only covers the `UserInfo` portion of the URI (inline `user:password@host` credentials) and does not inspect the query string. With `IncludeQueryString` enabled by default, any secrets carried in query strings (for example: OAuth tokens, password-reset tokens, signed-URL signatures, API keys) are returned verbatim in the `uri` field of the response and written to logs at DEBUG level.

## Impact

Any caller who can reach `/actuator/httpexchanges` can receive full request URIs from prior traffic, including any secrets those URIs contained in their query strings. Applications with DEBUG-level logging enabled for the `Steeltoe.Management.Endpoint.Actuators.HttpExchanges` namespace also write these URIs to their application logs.

## Affected configuration

- `httpexchanges` is explicitly added to the actuator exposure list (`Management:Endpoints:Web:Exposure:Include`). It is not included by default. - The application handles requests that carry secrets in query strings, such as OAuth callbacks, signed URLs, or password-reset links. - DEBUG logging is enabled for `Steeltoe.Management.Endpoint.Actuators.HttpExchanges` (log exposure only).

## Mitigations

If an immediate upgrade is not possible:

- Remove `httpexchanges` from the actuator exposure list, or restrict it behind authentication. - Set `Management:Endpoints:HttpExchanges:IncludeQueryString` to `false` to strip query strings from recorded exchanges entirely.

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Affected packages

NuGet/Steeltoe.Management.Endpoint
Introduced in: 0Fixed in: 4.3.0
Fixdotnet add package Steeltoe.Management.Endpoint --version 4.3.0

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