# Kopia: Storage connection credentials written to console on "repository status" CLI command with JSON output

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/kopia-storage-connection-credentials-written-to-console-on-repository-58ba79d8  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-04-10. Updated: 2026-05-11  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

Severity: low · CVSS 2 · Published 2024-04-10

### Impact

_What kind of vulnerability is it? Who is impacted?_

Storage credentials are written to the console.

### Patches

_Has the problem been patched?_ Yes, see #3589
_What versions should users upgrade to?_
- Any version after or including commit 1d6f852cd6534f4bea978cbdc85c583803d79f77
- No release has been created yet.

### Workarounds
_Is there a way for users to fix or remediate the vulnerability without upgrading?_

- Be aware that `kopia repo status --json` will write the credentials to the output without scrubbing them.
- Avoid executing `kopia repo status` with the `--json` flag in an insecure environment where.
- Avoid logging the output of the `kopia repo status --json` command.

Technologies: [github.com/kopia/kopia (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-kopia-kopia). 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?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 2, published 10 April 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/kopia/kopia (Go) < 0.16.0.

**Is there a fix for This vulnerability?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected?** Check whether you run github.com/kopia/kopia (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.

## Affected products

- github.com/kopia/kopia (Go) < 0.16.0

## References

- [https://github.com/kopia/kopia/security/advisories/GHSA-j5vm-7qcc-2wwg](https://github.com/kopia/kopia/security/advisories/GHSA-j5vm-7qcc-2wwg)
- [https://github.com/kopia/kopia/pull/3589](https://github.com/kopia/kopia/pull/3589)
- [https://github.com/kopia/kopia/commit/1d6f852cd6534f4bea978cbdc85c583803d79f77](https://github.com/kopia/kopia/commit/1d6f852cd6534f4bea978cbdc85c583803d79f77)
- [https://api.github.com/repos/kopia/kopia/security-advisories/GHSA-j5vm-7qcc-2wwg](https://api.github.com/repos/kopia/kopia/security-advisories/GHSA-j5vm-7qcc-2wwg)

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