CVE-2023-5182

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—

5.5

Sensitive data could be exposed in logs of subiquity version 23.09.1 and earlier. An attacker in the adm group could use this information to find hashed passwords and possibly escalate their privilege.

CVSS v3: 5.5
EG Score: 5.5(medium)
EPSS: 9.6%
KEV: Not listed

Published

October 7, 2023

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (4)

security@ubuntuhttps://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-5182
security@ubuntuhttps://github.com/canonical/subiquity/pull/1820/commits/62e126896fb063808767d74d00886001e38eaa1c
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-5182
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/canonical/subiquity/pull/1820/commits/62e126896fb063808767d74d00886001e38eaa1c

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-532Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-5182?

CVE-2023-5182 is a medium vulnerability published on October 7, 2023. Sensitive data could be exposed in logs of subiquity version 23.09.1 and earlier. An attacker in the adm group could use this information to find hashed passwords and possibly escalate their privilege.

When was CVE-2023-5182 disclosed?

CVE-2023-5182 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 7, 2023, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2023-5182 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-5182 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 9.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-5182?

CVE-2023-5182 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2023-5182?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-5182, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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