PT-2024-14712 · Kde · Libksieve

Bib · Published 2024-04-28 · Updated 2024-07-03 · CVE-2023-52723

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.1

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions KDE libksieve versions prior to 23.03.80

Description The issue arises from a mistake in kmanagesieve/session.cpp where a username variable is accidentally assigned a password value, resulting in cleartext passwords being placed in server logs.

Recommendations For versions prior to 23.03.80, update to version 23.03.80 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to server logs to minimize the risk of password exposure.

Fix

Using Hardcoded Credentials

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-798

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-52723

DLA-3809-1

Affected Products

Libksieve

References · 16

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52723 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-3809-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52723 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-52723 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-52723 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-52723 · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52723 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-52723 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1784819802353111088 · Twitter Post
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/30/1 · Note
• https://invent.kde.org/pim/libksieve/-/commit/6b460ba93ac4ac503ba039d0b788ac7595120db1 · Note
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/05/msg00004.html · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/79155 · Telegram Post
• https://invent.kde.org/pim/libksieve/-/tags/v23.03.80 · Note
• https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/25/1 · Note