NginxProxyManager / NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager
Private certificate key is printed in logs
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Description
When adding a custom certificate through the Web GUI, the private certificate key is printed in logs. Logs are not secret, this is a security concern.
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Research direction
Start by tracing the Web GUI flow for adding a custom certificate and identify where the certificate data is logged. Reproduce the upload with a test certificate, remove or redact the private key from logs, and verify that the key no longer appears while relevant non-secret logging still works.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100