# CVE-2023-24055: KeePass through 2.53 (in a default installation) allows an attacker, who has write access to the XML configuration file, to obtain the clear

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 7 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2023-01-22 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

KeePass through 2.53 (in a default installation) allows an attacker, who has write access to the XML configuration file, to obtain the cleartext passwords by adding an export trigger. NOTE: the vendor's position is that the password database is not intended to be secure against an attacker who has that level of access to the local PC.

## What to do

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## References

- https://sourceforge.net/p/keepass/discussion/329220/thread/a146e5cf6b/
- https://sourceforge.net/p/keepass/feature-requests/2773/
- https://securityboulevard.com/2023/01/keepass-password-manager-leak-cve-richixbw/
- https://github.com/Cyb3rtus/keepass_CVE-2023-24055_yara_rule
- https://github.com/alt3kx/CVE-2023-24055_PoC
- https://github.com/deetl/CVE-2023-24055
- https://github.com/digital-dev/KeePass-TriggerLess
- https://github.com/julesbozouklian/PoC_CVE-2023-24055
- https://github.com/yosef0x01/CVE-2023-24055
- https://github.com/zwlsix/KeePass-CVE-2023-24055

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