6.5

CVE-2023-40354: mariadb maxscale

CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumModified
Published 14-08-2023Last modified 09-10-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-40354 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in mariadb maxscale. EPSS estimates a 0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.32%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 14-08-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 09-10-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An issue was discovered in MariaDB MaxScale before 23.02.3. A user enters an encrypted password on a "maxctrl create service" command line, but this password is then stored in cleartext in the resulting .cnf file under /var/lib/maxscale/maxscale.cnf.d. The fixed versions are 2.5.28, 6.4.9, 22.08.8, and 23.02.3.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.32%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

24%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.32% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.32%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Mariadb1 product
  • maxscale< 2.5.28 | ≥ 6.0.0, < 6.4.9 | ≥ 22.08, < 22.08.8 | ≥ 23.02, < 23.02.3

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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