# CVE-2023-5384: Infinispan caches credentials in clear text

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-5384-infinispan-caches-credentials-in-clear-text  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-12-28  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-5384 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-12-28

Infinispan caches credentials in clear text

Technologies: [org.infinispan:infinispan-core (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-infinispan-infinispan-core). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-5384 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-5384 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-5384?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 28 December 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.infinispan:infinispan-cachestore-jdbc (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=15.0.0.Dev01,fixed=15.0.0.Dev07; org.infinispan:infinispan-cachestore-jdbc-common (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=15.0.0.Dev01,fixed=15.0.0.Dev07; org.infinispan:infinispan-cachestore-remote (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=15.0.0.Dev01,fixed=15.0.0.Dev07; org.infinispan:infinispan-cachestore-sql (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=15.0.0.Dev01,fixed=15.0.0.Dev07; and 4 more.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-5384?** Yes. org.infinispan:infinispan-cachestore-jdbc (Maven): upgrade to 15.0.0.Dev07 or later; org.infinispan:infinispan-cachestore-jdbc-common (Maven): upgrade to 15.0.0.Dev07 or later; org.infinispan:infinispan-cachestore-remote (Maven): upgrade to 15.0.0.Dev07 or later; org.infinispan:infinispan-cachestore-sql (Maven): upgrade to 15.0.0.Dev07 or later; org.infinispan:infinispan-client-hotrod (Maven): upgrade to 15.0.0.Dev07 or later; org.infinispan:infinispan-commons (Maven): upgrade to 15.0.0.Dev07 or later; org.infinispan:infinispan-core (Maven): upgrade to 15.0.0.Dev07 or later; org.infinispan:infinispan-hotrod (Maven): upgrade to 15.0.0.Dev07 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-5384?** Check whether you run org.infinispan:infinispan-cachestore-jdbc (Maven), org.infinispan:infinispan-cachestore-jdbc-common (Maven), org.infinispan:infinispan-cachestore-remote (Maven) or one of the others listed 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

- org.infinispan:infinispan-cachestore-jdbc (Maven): upgrade to 15.0.0.Dev07 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.infinispan:infinispan-cachestore-jdbc to 15.0.0.Dev07 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```

- org.infinispan:infinispan-cachestore-jdbc-common (Maven): upgrade to 15.0.0.Dev07 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.infinispan:infinispan-cachestore-jdbc-common to 15.0.0.Dev07 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```

- org.infinispan:infinispan-cachestore-remote (Maven): upgrade to 15.0.0.Dev07 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.infinispan:infinispan-cachestore-remote to 15.0.0.Dev07 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```

- org.infinispan:infinispan-cachestore-sql (Maven): upgrade to 15.0.0.Dev07 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.infinispan:infinispan-cachestore-sql to 15.0.0.Dev07 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```

- org.infinispan:infinispan-client-hotrod (Maven): upgrade to 15.0.0.Dev07 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.infinispan:infinispan-client-hotrod to 15.0.0.Dev07 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```

- org.infinispan:infinispan-commons (Maven): upgrade to 15.0.0.Dev07 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.infinispan:infinispan-commons to 15.0.0.Dev07 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```

- org.infinispan:infinispan-core (Maven): upgrade to 15.0.0.Dev07 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.infinispan:infinispan-core to 15.0.0.Dev07 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```

- org.infinispan:infinispan-hotrod (Maven): upgrade to 15.0.0.Dev07 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.infinispan:infinispan-hotrod to 15.0.0.Dev07 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.infinispan:infinispan-cachestore-jdbc (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=15.0.0.Dev01,fixed=15.0.0.Dev07
- org.infinispan:infinispan-cachestore-jdbc-common (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=15.0.0.Dev01,fixed=15.0.0.Dev07
- org.infinispan:infinispan-cachestore-remote (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=15.0.0.Dev01,fixed=15.0.0.Dev07
- org.infinispan:infinispan-cachestore-sql (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=15.0.0.Dev01,fixed=15.0.0.Dev07
- org.infinispan:infinispan-client-hotrod (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=15.0.0.Dev01,fixed=15.0.0.Dev07
- org.infinispan:infinispan-commons (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=15.0.0.Dev01,fixed=15.0.0.Dev07
- org.infinispan:infinispan-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=15.0.0.Dev01,fixed=15.0.0.Dev07
- org.infinispan:infinispan-hotrod (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=15.0.0.Dev01,fixed=15.0.0.Dev07

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-5384
- GHSA-gg57-587f-h5v6

## Related threats

- [Use of Externally-Controlled Input to Select Classes or Code in Infinispan](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2019-10174-use-of-externally-controlled-input-to-select-classes-or-code-in)
- [Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Infinispan](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2017-15089-deserialization-of-untrusted-data-in-infinispan)
- [Infinispan Hot Rod Java client insecure deserialization](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2016-0750-infinispan-hot-rod-java-client-insecure-deserialization)
- [Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Infinispan](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-1131-deserialization-of-untrusted-data-in-infinispan)
- [Improper Access Control in infinispan-server-runtime](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-25711-improper-access-control-in-infinispan-server-runtime)