CVE-2023-28630

Sensitive information disclosure possible on misconfigured failed backups of non-H2 databases in gocd

Description

GoCD is an open source continuous delivery server. In GoCD versions from 20.5.0 and below 23.1.0, if the server environment is not correctly configured by administrators to provide access to the relevant PostgreSQL or MySQL backup tools, the credentials for database access may be unintentionally leaked to admin alerts on the GoCD user interface. The vulnerability is triggered only if the GoCD server host is misconfigured to have backups enabled, but does not have access to the `pg_dump` or `mysqldump` utility tools to backup the configured database type (PostgreSQL or MySQL respectively). In such cases, failure to launch the expected backup utility reports the shell environment used to attempt to launch in the server admin alert, which includes the plaintext database password supplied to the configured tool. This vulnerability does not affect backups of the default on-disk H2 database that GoCD is configured to use. This issue has been addressed and fixed in GoCD 23.1.0. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may disable backups, or administrators should ensure that the required `pg_dump` (PostgreSQL) or `mysqldump` (MySQL) binaries are available on the GoCD server when backups are triggered.

Category

4.2
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.06%
Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: gocd gocd
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/gocd/gocd/security/advisories/GHSA-p95w-gh78-qjmv patch vendor advisory
https://github.com/gocd/gocd/commit/6545481e7b36817dd6033bf614585a8db242070d patch
https://github.com/gocd/gocd/releases/tag/23.1.0 release notes
https://www.gocd.org/releases/#23-1-0 release notes

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-28630?
CVE-2023-28630 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-28630?
To fix CVE-2023-28630, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-28630 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-28630 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-28630?
CVE-2023-28630 affects gocd gocd.
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