Steeltoe's /actuator/httpexchanges endpoint records and displays request URIs after passing them through MaskedUri. The masking only covers the UserInfo portion of the URI (inline user:password@host credentials) and does not inspect the query string. With IncludeQueryString enabled by default, any secrets carried in query strings (for example: OAuth tokens, password-reset tokens, signed-URL signatures, API keys) are returned verbatim in the uri field of the response and written to logs at DEBUG level.
Any caller who can reach /actuator/httpexchanges can receive full request URIs from prior traffic, including any secrets those URIs contained in their query strings. Applications with DEBUG-level logging enabled for the Steeltoe.Management.Endpoint.Actuators.HttpExchanges namespace also write these URIs to their application logs.
httpexchanges is explicitly added to the actuator exposure list (Management:Endpoints:Web:Exposure:Include). It is not included by default.Steeltoe.Management.Endpoint.Actuators.HttpExchanges (log exposure only).If an immediate upgrade is not possible:
httpexchanges from the actuator exposure list, or restrict it behind authentication.Management:Endpoints:HttpExchanges:IncludeQueryString to false to strip query strings from recorded exchanges entirely.{
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-200"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-09-17T18:01:30Z",
"nvd_published_at": null,
"severity": "MODERATE"
}