# CVE-2023-6287: Backup password in GET parameter

> A local attacker can retrieve sensitive backup passwords by reading log files in the Checkmk Appliance web configuration interface.

- **Severity:** Low 3.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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:** No
- **Published:** 27 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 26 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f347-p5g7-4gg7, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-6287

## What is CVE-2023-6287?

CVE-2023-6287 is a low-severity vulnerability in Checkmk Appliance, published on 27 Nov 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Sensitive data exposure in Webconf in Tribe29 Checkmk Appliance before 1.6.8 allows local attacker to retrieve passwords via reading log files.

Weakness: CWE-532 (Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File), CWE-598 (Use of HTTP Request With Sensitive Query String)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6287?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Tribe29 Checkmk Appliance Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-6287?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6287 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-6287 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6287 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Checkmk Appliance

- [CVE-2023-22318](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22318/): Denial of service against webconf (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-22309](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22309/): Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2023-22307](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22307/): Site-Passwords in GET parameters (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-6287 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-6287 is a low-severity vulnerability in Checkmk Appliance, published on 27 Nov 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-2023-6287 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Checkmk Appliance. 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-2023-6287/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6287/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6287
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6287
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-6287

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6287/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.