CVE-2023-5384
Infinispan: credentials returned from configuration as clear text
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 43rd percentile. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
A flaw was found in Infinispan. When serializing the configuration for a cache to XML/JSON/YAML, which contains credentials (JDBC store with connection pooling, remote store), the credentials are returned in clear text as part of the configuration.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
0.5% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 43rd percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
6 events over 339 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Patch availableworkaround available, record updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
- org.infinispan:infinispan-coreOSS Libraries
- org.infinispan:infinispan-commonsOSS Libraries
- org.infinispan:infinispan-hotrodOSS Libraries
- org.infinispan:infinispan-client-hotrodOSS Libraries
- org.infinispan:infinispan-cachestore-jdbc-commonOSS Libraries
- org.infinispan:infinispan-cachestore-remoteOSS Libraries
- org.infinispan:infinispan-cachestore-sqlOSS Libraries
- org.infinispan:infinispan-cachestore-jdbcOSS Libraries
Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Scored 7.2 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required HighRequires admin or elevated privileges
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
- Credential AccessT1552Unsecured Credentialshigh confidence
Sources
References in the record
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7676
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5384
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2242156
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