Eclipse · Mosquitto · CVE-2017-9868
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Mosquitto versions prior to 1.4.13
**Description**
The issue allows local users to obtain sensitive MQTT topic information due to the world-readable mosquitto.db file, also known as the persistence file.
**Recommendations**
For Mosquitto versions prior to 1.4.13, update to version 1.4.13 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider changing the permissions of the mosquitto.db file to restrict access until a patch is applied.