Sonic pi: Externally-Generated Error Message Containing Sensitive Information vulnerability in plug_crypto in
Affects sonic-piSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.1 Medium.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 12:35 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (EEF) | CVSS 4.0 | 5.1 |
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 23 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 26.10sonic-pipkg:deb/ubuntu/sonic-pi?arch=source&distro=stonkingOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSsonic-pipkg:deb/ubuntu/sonic-pi?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSsonic-pipkg:deb/ubuntu/sonic-pi?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSsonic-pipkg:deb/ubuntu/sonic-pi?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 20.04 LTSsonic-pipkg:deb/ubuntu/sonic-pi?arch=source&distro=focalOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 18.04 LTSsonic-pipkg:deb/ubuntu/sonic-pi?arch=source&distro=bionicOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
Externally-Generated Error Message Containing Sensitive Information vulnerability in plug_crypto in elixir-plug plug_crypto allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to expose the secret key base through application logs via a wrong-typed argument. Every public function in Plug.Crypto validates argument types in a function-head guard. A failed guard makes the Erlang VM raise FunctionClauseError with the actual argument values in the top stack frame, so the secret key base, a derived key, or the value an API key is compared against lands in that frame. The library's rescue blocks and Plug.Crypto.prune_args_from_stacktrace/1 only reach exceptions raised inside a function body, so they never see a guard failure. Plug.Cowboy and Bandit write the frame to the error log and attach it as crash_reason Logger metadata, which error trackers forward. Two entry points take request data. Plug.Crypto.verify/4 exposes the secret key base when the token is neither a binary nor nil, which Phoenix.Token.verify/4 reaches because it forwards the token unguarded. Plug.Crypto.secure_compare/2 exposes the other operand when one side is not a binary, as happens when a missing request header yields nil. Reading the leaked value needs separate access to the logs or the error tracker, so the request alone does not disclose the secret to the attacker. This issue affects plug: from 1.6.3 before 1.7.0; plug_crypto: from 1.0.0 before 2.2.1.