Storing passwords in a recoverable format in KeePass - CVE-2023-32784
Published: May 19, 2023 / Updated: November 22, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU76358
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32784
CWE-ID: CWE-257
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: KeePass
Affected software:
KeePass
KeePass
Detailed 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-32784
Install update from vendor's website.