GHSA-h5f8-crrq-4pw8: Github.com/edgelesssys/contrast Contrast Workload Secrets Leak To Vulnerability

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  "schema_version" : "1.4.0",
  "id" : "GHSA-h5f8-crrq-4pw8",
  "modified" : "2025-05-28T14:40:25Z",
  "published" : "2025-05-28T14:40:25Z",
  "aliases" : [ ],
  "summary" : "Contrast workload secrets leak to logs on INFO level",
  "details" : "### Impact\n\nWhen the Contrast initializer is configured with a `CONTRAST_LOG_LEVEL` of `info` or `debug`, the workload secret is logged to `stderr` and written to Kubernetes logs. \n\nSince `info` is the default setting, this affects all Contrast installations that don't customize their initializers' log level.\n\nThe following audiences are **intended** to have access to workload secrets (see https://docs.edgeless.systems/contrast/1.7/architecture/secrets#workload-secrets):\n\n* Contrast Coordinator (can derive all workload secrets)\n* Contrast Initializer (obtains only the secret configured in the manifest)\n* Seedshare owner (can derive all workload secrets)\n* Workload owner (can update manifests to obtain secrets)\n\nThis vulnerability allows the following parties **unintended access** to workload secrets issued by a Coordinator:\n\n* Kubernetes users with `get` or `list` permission on `pods/logs`.\n* Others with read access to the Kubernetes log storage (most notably, the cloud provider).\n\nThis vulnerability **does not affect** scenarios where workload secrets are not used by the application (directly or with [secure persistence](https://docs.edgeless.systems/contrast/1.7/architecture/secrets#secure-persistence)). Applications designed for workload owner exclusion can't use workload secrets and are thus unaffected.\n\n### Patches\n\nN/A\n\n### Workarounds\n\nThis vulnerability can be mitigated by adding an environment variable `CONTRAST_LOG_LEVEL=warn` to the initializer after running `contrast generate`, and then running `contrast generate` again.\n\n### References\n\nN/A",
  "severity" : [ {
    "type" : "CVSS_V3",
    "score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N"
  } ],
  "affected" : [ {
    "package" : {
      "ecosystem" : "Go",
      "name" : "github.com/edgelesssys/contrast"
    },
    "ranges" : [ {
      "type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
      "events" : [ {
        "introduced" : "0"
      }, {
        "fixed" : "1.8.1"
      } ]
    } ],
    "database_specific" : {
      "last_known_affected_version_range" : "<= 1.8.0"
    }
  } ],
  "references" : [ {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://github.com/edgelesssys/contrast/security/advisories/GHSA-h5f8-crrq-4pw8"
  }, {
    "type" : "PACKAGE",
    "url" : "https://github.com/edgelesssys/contrast"
  } ],
  "database_specific" : {
    "cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-532" ],
    "severity" : "HIGH",
    "github_reviewed" : true,
    "github_reviewed_at" : "2025-05-28T14:40:25Z",
    "nvd_published_at" : null
  }
}