Hazelcast up to 5.0.4/5.1.6/5.2.3 Management Center missing password field masking

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Hazelcast up to 5.0.4/5.1.6/5.2.3. It has been classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Management Center. The manipulation leads to missing password field masking. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-33264. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Hazelcast up to 5.0.4/5.1.6/5.2.3. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Management Center. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing password field masking vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-549. The product does not mask passwords during entry, increasing the potential for attackers to observe and capture passwords. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

In Hazelcast through 5.0.4, 5.1 through 5.1.6, and 5.2 through 5.2.3, configuration routines don't mask passwords in the member configuration properly. This allows Hazelcast Management Center users to view some of the secrets.

The weakness was shared 05/22/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-33264 since 05/22/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1552 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-1474). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Missing password field masking
CWE: CWE-549 / CWE-200 / CWE-284
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

05/22/2023 🔍
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07/13/2025 +783 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-33264 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-33264
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-229619
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/22/2023 07:04
Updated: 07/13/2025 20:01
Changes: 05/22/2023 07:04 (38), 06/15/2023 14:29 (11), 07/13/2025 20:01 (16)
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