cURL HSTS cleartext transmission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in cURL. It has been classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component HSTS Handler. The manipulation leads to cleartext transmission. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-23914. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in cURL (Network Utility Software) (unknown version) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component HSTS Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cleartext transmission vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-319. The product transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors. Impacted is confidentiality.

The weakness was presented 02/20/2023. The advisory is shared at curl.se. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-23914 since 01/19/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1040 for this issue.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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NVD Base Score: 9.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cleartext transmission
CWE: CWE-319 / CWE-310
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/19/2023 🔍
02/20/2023 +32 days 🔍
02/20/2023 +0 days 🔍
03/23/2023 +31 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: curl.se
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-23914 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-23914
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-221513

Entryinfo

Created: 02/20/2023 07:55
Updated: 03/23/2023 13:27
Changes: 02/20/2023 07:55 (37), 03/23/2023 13:21 (1), 03/23/2023 13:27 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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