What is CVE-2015-8378?

CVE-2015-8378 is a high-severity vulnerability in Keepassx Project, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-04-10.

How severe is CVE-2015-8378?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Keepassx Project

CVE-2015-8378

In KeePassX before 0.4.4, a cleartext copy of password data is created upon a cancel of an XML export action. This allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the .xml dotfile.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.012 (64.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Keepassx_project Keepassx
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8378?: CVE-2015-8378 is a high-severity vulnerability in Keepassx Project, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-04-10.
How severe is CVE-2015-8378?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.