# etcd user credentials are stored in WAL logs in plaintext

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/etcd-user-credentials-are-stored-in-wal-logs-in-plaintext-bc15a563  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-10-06  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

Severity: info · Published 2022-10-06

etcd user credentials are stored in WAL logs in plaintext

Technologies: [go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3 (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/go-etcd-io-etcd-client-v3). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is This vulnerability exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of This vulnerability being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is This vulnerability?** Informational severity, published 6 October 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=3.4.0,fixed=3.4.10.

**Is there a fix for This vulnerability?** Yes. go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3 (Go): upgrade to 3.4.10 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected?** Check whether you run go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3 (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3 (Go): upgrade to 3.4.10 or later

  ```sh
  go get go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3@v3.4.10
  ```


## Affected products

- go.etcd.io/etcd/client/v3 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=3.4.0,fixed=3.4.10

## Related threats

- [etcd having a negative value for cluster node size results in an index out-of-bound panic during service discovery](https://junglewise.ai/threats/etcd-having-a-negative-value-for-cluster-node-size-results-in-an-index-0a314e2c)
- [etcd has no minimum password length](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-15115-etcd-has-no-minimum-password-length)