ID:9787 - Exploit for Storing passwords in a recoverable format in KeePass - CVE-2023-32784

 
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ID:9787 - Exploit for Storing passwords in a recoverable format in KeePass - CVE-2023-32784

Published: May 13, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU76358
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32784
CWE-ID: CWE-257
Exploitation vector: Local access
Vulnerable software:
KeePass

Link to public exploit:


Vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to recover the master password.

The vulnerability exists due to the way KeePass stores data in memory. A local user or a malicious application can extract master password from a process dump, swap file (pagefile.sys), hibernation file (hiberfil.sys), or RAM dump of the entire system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.