Vulnerability in Highlight
CVE-2023-33187
Highlight is an open source, full-stack monitoring platform. Highlight may record passwords on customer deployments when a password html input is switched to `type="text"` via a javascript "Show Password" button. This differs from the expected behavior which always obfuscates `type="password"` inputs. A customer may assume that switching to `type="text"` would also not record this input; hence, they would not add additional `highlight-mask` css-class obfuscation to this part of the DOM, resulting in unintentional recording of a password value when a `Show Password` button is used. This issue was patched in version 6.0.0. This patch tracks changes to the `type` attribute of an input to ensure an input that used to be a `type="password"` continues to be obfuscated.
EPSS: 0.003 (20.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Highlight — versions < 6.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-33187?
- CVE-2023-33187 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Highlight, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-05-26.
- How severe is CVE-2023-33187?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.