Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in cURL - CVE-2023-23914

Vulnerability identifier: #VU72335

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-23914

CWE-ID: CWE-319

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: curl.haxx.se

Affected software:
cURL

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.

The vulnerability exists due to state issues when handling multiple requests, which results in ignoring HSTS support. A remote attacker can perform MitM attack.

Install updates from vendor's website.

• https://curl.haxx.se/docs/CVE-2023-23914.html