Local password disclosure via malicious XML export trigger
Published Jan 22, 2023 · Updated Aug 2, 2024
Information disclosure in KeePass through 2.53 allows local users to obtain cleartext passwords through a malicious XML export trigger. KeePass does not require the current master key before the trigger's Export Active Database action writes the unlocked database as XML. Exploitation requires write access to the victim's configuration file and later interaction that opens and saves the database; the vendor disputes this security boundary.
Summary
What happened
Information disclosure in KeePass through 2.53 allows local users to obtain cleartext passwords through a malicious XML export trigger. KeePass does not require the current master key before the trigger's Export Active Database action writes the unlocked database as XML. Exploitation requires write access to the victim's configuration file and later interaction that opens and saves the database; the vendor disputes this security boundary.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-24055
- Published
- Jan 22, 2023
- Updated
- Aug 2, 2024
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-312, T1555.005
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
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- Jan 22, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- CVE-2023-24055 PoC for KeePass 2.5xproof of concept · demonstrated
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