CVE-2023-33264

In Hazelcast through 5.0.4, 5.1 through 5.1.6, and 5.2 through 5.2.3, configuration routines don't mask passwords in the member configuration properly. This allows Hazelcast Management Center users to view some of the secrets.

Published: 2023-05-22 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-33264 is rated Moderate Risk (42.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.00%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-33264

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-07 2.53% 1.00% -1.53%
2 2026-05-23 1.71% 2.53% +0.82%
3 2026-03-18 1.71%

Full EPSS history (19 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-33264

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 1.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-33264

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2023-33264

GHSA-5gj6-62g7-vmgf · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Hazelcast vulnerable to unmasked password exposure

OS Trackers for CVE-2023-33264

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-33264

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-33264

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
hazelcast hazelcast <= 5.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:hazelcast:hazelcast:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hazelcast hazelcast >= 5.1, < 5.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:hazelcast:hazelcast:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hazelcast hazelcast >= 5.2, <= 5.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:hazelcast:hazelcast:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-33264

cvelogic Threat Intelligence