CVE-2023-32784
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-319
Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
Publication date:
15/05/2023
Last modified:
23/01/2025
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.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.50
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:keepass:keepass:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.00 (including) | 2.54 (excluding) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/discussions/9433
- https://github.com/vdohney/keepass-password-dumper
- https://sourceforge.net/p/keepass/discussion/329220/thread/f3438e6283/
- https://github.com/keepassxreboot/keepassxc/discussions/9433
- https://github.com/vdohney/keepass-password-dumper
- https://sourceforge.net/p/keepass/discussion/329220/thread/f3438e6283/