What is the severity of CVE-2023-28616?

CVE-2023-28616 has a moderate severity level due to the potential exposure of sensitive information.

How do I fix CVE-2023-28616?

To mitigate CVE-2023-28616, update Stormshield Network Security to versions 4.3.17, 4.6.4, or 4.7.1 or higher.

What type of systems are affected by CVE-2023-28616?

CVE-2023-28616 affects Stormshield Network Security versions prior to 4.3.17, between 4.4.x and 4.6.x before 4.6.4, and 4.7.x before 4.7.1.

What is the impact of CVE-2023-28616 on user accounts?

CVE-2023-28616 can lead to the exposure of user passwords containing an equals sign or space character logged in cleartext.

Can CVE-2023-28616 allow for unauthorized access?

Yes, CVE-2023-28616 may lead to unauthorized access if an attacker can exploit the logged cleartext passwords.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2023-28616

high

7.5

CWE

319

26/12/2023

20/8/2024

CVE-2023-28616

First published: Tue Dec 26 2023(Updated: )

An issue was discovered in Stormshield Network Security (SNS) before 4.3.17, 4.4.x through 4.6.x before 4.6.4, and 4.7.x before 4.7.1. It affects user accounts for which the password has an equals sign or space character. The serverd process logs such passwords in cleartext, and potentially sends these logs to the Syslog component.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Stormshield Network Security	>=2.7.0<4.3.17
Stormshield Network Security	>=4.4.0<4.6.4
Stormshield Network Security	=4.7.0

Never miss a vulnerability like this again

Reference Links

https://advisories.stormshield.eu/2023-006

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-28616?
CVE-2023-28616 has a moderate severity level due to the potential exposure of sensitive information.
How do I fix CVE-2023-28616?
To mitigate CVE-2023-28616, update Stormshield Network Security to versions 4.3.17, 4.6.4, or 4.7.1 or higher.
What type of systems are affected by CVE-2023-28616?
CVE-2023-28616 affects Stormshield Network Security versions prior to 4.3.17, between 4.4.x and 4.6.x before 4.6.4, and 4.7.x before 4.7.1.
What is the impact of CVE-2023-28616 on user accounts?
CVE-2023-28616 can lead to the exposure of user passwords containing an equals sign or space character logged in cleartext.
Can CVE-2023-28616 allow for unauthorized access?
Yes, CVE-2023-28616 may lead to unauthorized access if an attacker can exploit the logged cleartext passwords.

collector/mitre-cve
agent/event
agent/type
agent/first-publish-date
agent/severity
agent/weakness
agent/author
agent/references
agent/last-modified-date
agent/description
agent/source
agent/softwarecombine
agent/tags
collector/nvd-api
source/NVD
agent/software-canonical-lookup
agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
vendor/stormshield
canonical/stormshield network security
version/stormshield network security/2.7.0
version/stormshield network security/4.4.0
version/stormshield network security/4.7.0

Company

Resources

Contact

SecAlerts Pty Ltd.
132 Wickham Terrace
Fortitude Valley,
QLD 4006, Australia
info@secalerts.co

By using SecAlerts services, you agree to our services end-user license agreement. This website is safeguarded by reCAPTCHA and governed by the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. All names, logos, and brands of products are owned by their respective owners, and any usage of these names, logos, and brands for identification purposes only does not imply endorsement. If you possess any content that requires removal, please get in touch with us.