Description
In KeePassX before 0.4.4, a cleartext copy of password data is created upon a cancel of an XML export action. This allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the .xml dotfile.
Published: 2017-04-10
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 1.2% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-8261 In KeePassX before 0.4.4, a cleartext copy of password data is created upon a cancel of an XML export action. This allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the .xml dotfile.
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Keepassx Project Keepassx
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:13:32.662Z

Reserved: 2015-11-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-8378

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-04-10T14:59:00.153

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:34:24.960

Link: CVE-2015-8378

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