# CVE-2023-0833: Red hat a-mq streams: component version with information disclosure flaw

> An authenticated attacker can trigger an exception in the bundled OKHttp component to access unauthorized information via error messages.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 27 Sep 2023
- **Updated:** 23 Jun 2026
- **Also known as:** CLEANSTART-2026-KK42580, CLSA-2026-1774398092, GHSA-8fhc-q55v-jvx2

## What is CVE-2023-0833?

CVE-2023-0833 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat AMQ Streams 2.2.1, published on 27 Sep 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A flaw was found in Red Hat's AMQ-Streams, which ships a version of the OKHttp component with an information disclosure flaw via an exception triggered by a header containing an illegal value. This issue could allow an authenticated attacker to access information outside of their regular permissions.

Weakness: CWE-209 (Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0833?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Redhat A-Mq Streams, Squareup Okhttp.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-0833?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2023-0833 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0833 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Red Hat AMQ Streams 2.2.1

- [CVE-2021-4178](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-4178/): fabric8 kubernetes-client vulnerable (medium 6.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-0833 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-0833 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat AMQ Streams 2.2.1, published on 27 Sep 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0833 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Red Hat AMQ Streams 2.2.1. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0833/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0833/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0833
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0833
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0833

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0833/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.