Vulnerabilities > CVE-2023-40354 - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information vulnerability in Mariadb Maxscale

CVSS 6.5 - MEDIUM

Attack vector

NETWORK

Attack complexity

LOW

Privileges required

LOW

Confidentiality impact

HIGH

Integrity impact

NONE

Availability impact

NONE

network

low complexity

mariadb

CWE-312

NVD

Published: 2023-08-14

Updated: 2023-08-22

Summary

An issue was discovered in MariaDB MaxScale before 23.02.3. A user enters an encrypted password on a "maxctrl create service" command line, but this password is then stored in cleartext in the resulting .cnf file under /var/lib/maxscale/maxscale.cnf.d. The fixed versions are 2.5.28, 6.4.9, 22.08.8, and 23.02.3.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part	Description	Count
Application	Mariadb Mariadb Maxscale 1.1 Mariadb Maxscale 1.1.1 Mariadb Maxscale 1.2 Mariadb Maxscale 1.3 Mariadb Maxscale 1.4.0 Mariadb Maxscale 1.4.1 Mariadb Maxscale 1.4.2 Mariadb Maxscale 1.4.3 Mariadb Maxscale 2.0.0 Mariadb Maxscale 2.0.1 Mariadb Maxscale 2.0.2 Mariadb Maxscale 2.0.3 Mariadb Maxscale 2.0.4 Mariadb Maxscale 2.0.5 Mariadb Maxscale 2.0.6 Mariadb Maxscale 2.1.0 Mariadb Maxscale 2.1.1 Mariadb Maxscale 2.1.2 Mariadb Maxscale 2.1.3 Mariadb Maxscale 2.1.4 Mariadb Maxscale 2.1.5 Mariadb Maxscale 2.1.6 Mariadb Maxscale 2.1.7 Mariadb Maxscale 2.1.8 Mariadb Maxscale 2.1.9 Mariadb Maxscale 2.1.10 Mariadb Maxscale 2.1.11 Mariadb Maxscale 2.1.12 Mariadb Maxscale 2.1.13 Mariadb Maxscale 2.1.14 Mariadb Maxscale 2.1.15 Mariadb Maxscale 2.1.16 Mariadb Maxscale 2.1.17 Mariadb Maxscale 2.2.0 Mariadb Maxscale 2.2.1 Mariadb Maxscale 2.2.2 Mariadb Maxscale 2.2.3 Mariadb Maxscale 2.2.4 Mariadb Maxscale 2.2.5 Mariadb Maxscale 2.2.6 Mariadb Maxscale 2.2.7 Mariadb Maxscale 2.2.8 Mariadb Maxscale 2.2.9 Mariadb Maxscale 2.2.10 Mariadb Maxscale 2.2.11 Mariadb Maxscale 2.2.12 Mariadb Maxscale 2.2.13 Mariadb Maxscale 2.2.14 Mariadb Maxscale 2.2.15 Mariadb Maxscale 2.2.16 Mariadb Maxscale 2.2.17 Mariadb Maxscale 2.2.18 Mariadb Maxscale 2.2.19 Mariadb Maxscale 2.2.20 Mariadb Maxscale 2.2.21 Mariadb Maxscale 2.3.0 Mariadb Maxscale 2.3.1 Mariadb Maxscale 2.3.2 Mariadb Maxscale 2.3.3 Mariadb Maxscale 2.3.4 Mariadb Maxscale 2.3.5 Mariadb Maxscale 2.3.6 Mariadb Maxscale 2.3.7 Mariadb Maxscale 2.3.8 Mariadb Maxscale 2.3.9 Mariadb Maxscale 2.3.10 Mariadb Maxscale 2.3.11 Mariadb Maxscale 2.3.12 Mariadb Maxscale 2.3.13 Mariadb Maxscale 2.3.14 Mariadb Maxscale 2.3.15 Mariadb Maxscale 2.3.16 Mariadb Maxscale 2.3.17 Mariadb Maxscale 2.3.18 Mariadb Maxscale 2.3.19 Mariadb Maxscale 2.3.20 Mariadb Maxscale 2.4.0 Mariadb Maxscale 2.4.1 Mariadb Maxscale 2.4.2 Mariadb Maxscale 2.4.3 Mariadb Maxscale 2.4.4 Mariadb Maxscale 2.4.5 Mariadb Maxscale 2.4.6 Mariadb Maxscale 2.4.7 Mariadb Maxscale 2.4.8 Mariadb Maxscale 2.4.9 Mariadb Maxscale 2.4.10 Mariadb Maxscale 2.4.11 Mariadb Maxscale 2.4.12 Mariadb Maxscale 2.4.13 Mariadb Maxscale 2.4.14 Mariadb Maxscale 2.4.15 Mariadb Maxscale 2.4.16 Mariadb Maxscale 2.4.17 Mariadb Maxscale 2.4.18 Mariadb Maxscale 2.4.19 Mariadb Maxscale 2.5.0 Mariadb Maxscale 2.5.1 Mariadb Maxscale 2.5.2 Mariadb Maxscale 2.5.3 Mariadb Maxscale 2.5.4 Mariadb Maxscale 2.5.5 Mariadb Maxscale 2.5.6 Mariadb Maxscale 2.5.7 Mariadb Maxscale 2.5.8 Mariadb Maxscale 2.5.9 Mariadb Maxscale 2.5.10 Mariadb Maxscale 2.5.11 Mariadb Maxscale 2.5.12 Mariadb Maxscale 2.5.13 Mariadb Maxscale 2.5.14 Mariadb Maxscale 2.5.15 Mariadb Maxscale 2.5.16 Mariadb Maxscale 2.5.17 Mariadb Maxscale 2.5.18 Mariadb Maxscale 2.5.19 Mariadb Maxscale 2.5.20 Mariadb Maxscale 2.5.21 Mariadb Maxscale 2.5.22 Mariadb Maxscale 2.5.23 Mariadb Maxscale 2.5.24 Mariadb Maxscale 2.5.25 Mariadb Maxscale 2.5.26 Mariadb Maxscale 2.5.27 Mariadb Maxscale 6.0.0 Mariadb Maxscale 6.1.0 Mariadb Maxscale 6.1.1 Mariadb Maxscale 6.1.2 Mariadb Maxscale 6.1.3 Mariadb Maxscale 6.1.4 Mariadb Maxscale 6.2.0 Mariadb Maxscale 6.2.1 Mariadb Maxscale 6.2.2 Mariadb Maxscale 6.2.3 Mariadb Maxscale 6.2.4 Mariadb Maxscale 6.3.0 Mariadb Maxscale 6.3.1 Mariadb Maxscale 6.4.0 Mariadb Maxscale 6.4.1 Mariadb Maxscale 6.4.2 Mariadb Maxscale 6.4.3 Mariadb Maxscale 6.4.4 Mariadb Maxscale 6.4.5 Mariadb Maxscale 6.4.6 Mariadb Maxscale 6.4.7 Mariadb Maxscale 6.4.8 Mariadb Maxscale 22.08 Mariadb Maxscale 22.08.1 Mariadb Maxscale 22.08.2 Mariadb Maxscale 22.08.3 Mariadb Maxscale 22.08.4 Mariadb Maxscale 22.08.5 Mariadb Maxscale 22.08.6 Mariadb Maxscale 22.08.7 Mariadb Maxscale 23.02 Mariadb Maxscale 23.02.1 Mariadb Maxscale 23.02.2	157

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-312 - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Footprinting
An attacker engages in probing and exploration activity to identify constituents and properties of the target. Footprinting is a general term to describe a variety of information gathering techniques, often used by attackers in preparation for some attack. It consists of using tools to learn as much as possible about the composition, configuration, and security mechanisms of the targeted application, system or network. Information that might be collected during a footprinting effort could include open ports, applications and their versions, network topology, and similar information. While footprinting is not intended to be damaging (although certain activities, such as network scans, can sometimes cause disruptions to vulnerable applications inadvertently) it may often pave the way for more damaging attacks.
Lifting Data Embedded in Client Distributions
An attacker can resort to stealing data embedded in client distributions or client code in order to gain certain information. This information can reveal confidential contents, such as account numbers, or can be used as an intermediate step in a larger attack (such as by stealing keys/credentials).

References

https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MXS-4681