CVE-2023-43618
Croc requires senders to provide local IP addresses in cleartext
An issue was discovered in Croc through 9.6.5. The protocol requires a sender to provide its local IP addresses in cleartext via an ips? message.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in Croc through 9.6.5. The protocol requires a sender to provide its local IP addresses in cleartext via an ips? message.
- Record
CVE-2023-43618- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-311
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in Croc through 9.6.5. The protocol requires a sender to provide its local IP addresses in cleartext via an ips? message.
- Record
CVE-2023-43618- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-2458 No score
An issue was discovered in Croc through 9.6.5. The protocol requires a sender to provide its local IP addresses in cleartext via an ips? message.
- Record
EUVD-2023-2458- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7mp6-929p-pqhj
Croc requires senders to provide local IP addresses in cleartext
An issue was discovered in Croc before 9.6.16. The protocol requires a sender to provide its local IP addresses in cleartext via an ips? message.
- Record
GHSA-7mp6-929p-pqhj- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-311
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2023-43618
An issue was discovered in Croc through 9.6.5. The protocol requires a sender to provide its local IP addresses in cleartext via an ips? message.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2023-43618- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSVGHSA-7mp6-929p-pqhj
Croc requires senders to provide local IP addresses in cleartext
An issue was discovered in Croc before 9.6.16. The protocol requires a sender to provide its local IP addresses in cleartext via an ips? message.
- Record
GHSA-7mp6-929p-pqhj- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-311
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
An issue was discovered in Croc through 9.6.5. The protocol requires a sender to provide its local IP addresses in cleartext via an ips? message.
- Record
CVE-2023-43618- Updated
- 2026-11-04
OSVGO-2023-2070 No score
Croc requires senders to provide local IP addresses in cleartext in github.com/schollz/croc
Croc requires senders to provide local IP addresses in cleartext in github.com/schollz/croc
- Record
GO-2023-2070- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/schollz/croc/v9Go |
before 9.6.16 | 9.6.16 |
crocAlpine:v3.22 |
before 10.0.11-r0 | 10.0.11-r0 |
crocAlpine:v3.23 |
before 10.0.11-r0 | 10.0.11-r0 |
crocAlpine:v3.24 |
before 10.0.11-r0 | 10.0.11-r0 |
github.com/schollz/crocGo |
All versions | None known |
github.com/schollz/croc/v6Go |
All versions | None known |
github.com/schollz/croc/v8Go |
All versions | None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| affected, aliases, references | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-43618 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Schollz Croc, published September 20, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.49%, the 42nd percentile. Fixed in github.com/schollz/croc/v9 9.6.16.