CVE-2023-51390
MEDIUMDescription
journalpump is a daemon that takes log messages from journald and pumps them to a given output. A logging vulnerability was found in journalpump which logs out the configuration of a service integration in plaintext to the supplied logging pipeline, including credential information contained in the configuration if any. The problem has been patched in journalpump 2.5.0.
How to fix
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 20% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-215 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-7569 | Critical | 9.6 | 1.7% | - | - |
| CVE-2022-0721 | Medium | 6.5 | 1.4% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2019-3781 | High | 8.8 | 1.3% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2018-1002104 | Medium | 5.3 | 1.1% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2018-1191 | High | 8.8 | 0.9% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2025-34081 | High | 7.5 | 0.6% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2023-51390?
Upgrade journalpump to 2.5.0 or later.
Is CVE-2023-51390 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2023-51390 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.28% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 20% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2023-51390?
CVE-2023-51390 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2023-51390 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for journalpump (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.