What is CVE-2023-32784?

CVE-2023-32784 is a high-severity vulnerability in Keepass, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-05-15.

How severe is CVE-2023-32784?

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

Is CVE-2023-32784 known to be exploited?

59 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Keepass

CVE-2023-32784

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.

EPSS: 0.044 (90.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Keepass
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-319 — Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-32784?: CVE-2023-32784 is a high-severity vulnerability in Keepass, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-05-15.
How severe is CVE-2023-32784?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-32784 known to be exploited?: 59 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.