CVE-2023-5384: Infinispan: credentials returned from configuration as clear text

Severity: low (CVSS 2.7 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-12-18 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-312

Description

A flaw was found in Infinispan. When serializing the configuration for a cache to XML/JSON/YAML, which contains credentials (JDBC store with connection pooling, remote store), the credentials are returned in clear text as part of the configuration.

Affected products

Red Hat infinispan: all versions
RedHat Data Grid: before 8.4.6 — fixed in 8.4.6
RedHat Jboss Data Grid: all versions

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: RedHat Data Grid 8.4.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7676
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5384
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2242156
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7676
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5384
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2242156
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240125-0004/

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