# CVE-2023-28616: Information disclosure in n/a

> Attackers can read cleartext passwords from logs if user passwords contain equals signs or spaces, exposing credentials on Stormshield Network Security devices.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c4f2-4cmw-rccv

## What is CVE-2023-28616?

CVE-2023-28616 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Dec 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue was discovered in Stormshield Network Security (SNS) before 4.3.17, 4.4.x through 4.6.x before 4.6.4, and 4.7.x before 4.7.1. It affects user accounts for which the password has an equals sign or space character. The serverd process logs such passwords in cleartext, and potentially sends these logs to the Syslog component.

Weakness: CWE-319 (Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28616?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Stormshield Stormshield Network Security.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-28616?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28616 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-28616 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28616 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2021-31617](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-31617/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-20850](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-20850/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2025-48707](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-48707/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-47091](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47091/): Integer overflow in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-26095](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-26095/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-28616 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-28616 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Dec 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28616 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2023-28616/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28616/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-28616
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28616
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28616

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28616/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.