CVE-2023-49113: Sensitive Data Stored Insecurely in Kiuwan SAST Local Analyzer

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-06-20 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-312

Description

The Kiuwan Local Analyzer (KLA) Java scanning application contains several hard-coded secrets in plain text format. In some cases, this can potentially compromise the confidentiality of the scan results. Several credentials were found in the JAR files of the Kiuwan Local Analyzer. The JAR file "lib.engine/insight/optimyth-insight.jar" contains the file "InsightServicesConfig.properties", which has the configuration tokens "insight.github.user" as well as "insight.github.password" prefilled with credentials. At least the specified username corresponds to a valid GitHub account. The JAR file "lib.engine/insight/optimyth-insight.jar" also contains the file "es/als/security/Encryptor.properties", in which the key used for encrypting the results of any performed scan. This issue affects Kiuwan SAST: <master.1808.p685.q13371

Affected products

Kiuwan Local Analyzer: before master.1808.p685.q13371 — fixed in master.1808.p685.q13371

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Kiuwan Local Analyzer master.1808.p685.q13371. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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