CVE-2026-72857

high

Description

Budibase before 3.40.0 fails to redact datasource credentials stored in STRING typed fields, allowing authenticated users to read MongoDB connection strings and Firebase private keys in plaintext. Attackers with table read permissions can retrieve datasource configurations through the read API to obtain live backend database credentials and service account keys.

References

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/budibase-before-credential-exposure-via-string-fields

https://github.com/Budibase/budibase/security/advisories/GHSA-6mpp-gfg5-x2vv

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-08-13

Updated: 2026-08-14

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: High

CVSS v4

Base Score: 8.3

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00258