CVE-2023-32784

Published: May 15, 2023Modified: Jan 23, 2025

7.5

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

In KeePass 2.x before 2.54, it is possible to recover the cleartext master password from a memory dump, even when a workspace is locked or no longer running. The memory dump can be a KeePass process dump, swap file (pagefile.sys), hibernation file (hiberfil.sys), or RAM dump of the entire system. The first character cannot be recovered. In 2.54, there is different API usage and/or random string insertion for mitigation.

Affected (1)

Products: Keepass: Keepass

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Keepass Keepass	From 2.00 to 2.54

Related CWEs

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

The product transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors.

References (6)

https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/discussions/9433

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking

https://github.com/vdohney/keepass-password-dumper

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitThird Party Advisory

https://sourceforge.net/p/keepass/discussion/329220/thread/f3438e6283/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking

https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/discussions/9433

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue Tracking

https://github.com/vdohney/keepass-password-dumper

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ExploitThird Party Advisory

https://sourceforge.net/p/keepass/discussion/329220/thread/f3438e6283/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue Tracking

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