CVE-2023-1802 - In Docker Desktop 4.17.x the Artifactory Integration falls back to sending registry credentials over plain HTTP if the HTTPS health check has failed

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HIGH

In Docker Desktop 4.17.x the Artifactory Integration falls back to sending registry credentials over plain HTTP if the HTTPS health check has failed

Published Apr 6, 2023

7.5

HIGH

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 0.55%

Description

In Docker Desktop 4.17.x the Artifactory Integration falls back to sending registry credentials over plain HTTP if the HTTPS health check has failed. A targeted network sniffing attack can lead to a disclosure of sensitive information. Only users who have Access Experimental Features enabled and have logged in to a private registry are affected.

Affected products

Vendor Docker Product Docker Desktop Default
unaffected
- Version
  4.17.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <4.18.0

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

Docker

Docker Desktop

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
4.17.0	affected	<4.18.0

Remediation

Vendor solution

Update Docker Desktop to version 4.18.0

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-319

References (2)

https://docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/#4180
release-notesRelease Notes
https://github.com/docker/for-win/issues/13344
issue-trackingExploit

Link	Providers	Tags
https://docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/#4180		release-notesRelease Notes
https://github.com/docker/for-win/issues/13344		issue-trackingExploit

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner Docker

Published Apr 6, 2023

Updated Feb 10, 2025

Reserved Apr 3, 2023

Link CVE-2023-1802

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated Feb 10, 2025

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2023-1802

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2023-1802