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FreeBSD : RabbitMQ-C -- auth credentials visible in commandline tool options (7e9cc7fd-6b3e-46c5-ad6d-409d90d41bbf)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 206403

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The version of FreeBSD installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the 7e9cc7fd-6b3e-46c5-ad6d-409d90d41bbf advisory.

 hadmut reports:
 This C library includes 2 command-line tools that can take credentials as command-line options. The credentials are exposed as plain-text in the process list. This could allow an attacker with access to the process list to see the credentials.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the FreeBSD security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-35789

http://www.nessus.org/u?48bd1fa9

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 206403

File Name: freebsd_pkg_7e9cc7fd6b3e46c5ad6d409d90d41bbf.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 8/30/2024

Updated: 8/30/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-35789

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:rabbitmq-c

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/30/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/16/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-35789