CVE-2023-40354 Information disclosure in n/a
An attacker with local access can read cleartext passwords stored in configuration files when using the maxctrl create service command.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-40354?
CVE-2023-40354 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Aug 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in MariaDB MaxScale before 23.02.3. A user enters an encrypted password on a "maxctrl create service" command line, but this password is then stored in cleartext in the resulting .cnf file under /var/lib/maxscale/maxscale.cnf.d. The fixed versions are 2.5.28, 6.4.9, 22.08.8, and 23.02.3.
Weakness: CWE-312
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-40354?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mariadb Maxscale.
How do I fix CVE-2023-40354?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-40354 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-40354 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-40354 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vx3w-mr85-r8vr.