Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files in libksieve - CVE-2023-52723
Published: April 30, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU89068
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-52723
CWE-ID: CWE-532
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: KDE.org
Affected software:
libksieve
libksieve
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to kmanagesieve/session.cpp stores a cleartext password in server logs because a username variable is accidentally given a password value. A local user can read the log files and gain access to sensitive data.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-52723
Install updates from vendor's website.