# CVE-2023-29002: GO-2023-1730 - Debug mode leaks confidential data in Cilium in github.com/cilium/cilium

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-29002-debug-mode-leaks-confidential-data-in-cilium  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-08-20  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-29002 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-08-20

Debug mode leaks confidential data in Cilium in github.com/cilium/cilium

Technologies: [github.com/cilium/cilium (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-cilium-cilium). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-29002 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-29002 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-29002?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 20 August 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/cilium/cilium (Go) SEMVER:introduced=1.7.0,fixed=1.11.16,introduced=1.12.0,fixed=1.12.9,introduced=1.13.0,fixed=1.13.2, SEMVER:introduced=1.7.0,last_affected=1.10.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-29002?** Yes. github.com/cilium/cilium (Go): upgrade to 1.13.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-29002?** Check whether you run github.com/cilium/cilium (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- github.com/cilium/cilium (Go): upgrade to 1.13.2 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/cilium/cilium@v1.13.2
  ```


## Affected products

- github.com/cilium/cilium (Go) SEMVER:introduced=1.7.0,fixed=1.11.16,introduced=1.12.0,fixed=1.12.9,introduced=1.13.0,fixed=1.13.2, SEMVER:introduced=1.7.0,last_affected=1.10.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-29002
- GHSA-pg5p-wwp8-97g8
- GO-2023-1730

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