CVE-2023-29064: The FACSChorus software contains sensitive information stored in plaintext

Routine

MEDIUM 4.1DOWNGRADE

CVE-2023-29064 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 4.1) affecting facschorus. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

The FACSChorus software contains sensitive information stored in plaintext. A threat actor could gain hardcoded secrets used by the application, which include tokens and passwords for administrative accounts.

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	4.1 (Medium)
Attack vector	Physical
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.3% (top 80%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-798
Published	2023-11-28
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) · Vendor: bd

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2023-11-28 21:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 05:49 UTCUpdated Record last modified

bd facschorus DOWNGRADE

Affected: 5.0 · 5.1 · 3.0 · 3.1

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 3.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy facschorus || rpm -q facschorus || facschorus --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 3.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison facschorus sudo apt install facschorus=<VERSION_BEFORE_3.0> sudo apt-mark hold facschorus

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list facschorus sudo dnf downgrade facschorus-<VERSION_BEFORE_3.0> sudo dnf versionlock add facschorus

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

Verify at the official source NVD · CVE Program · Report a problem with this page
Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2023-29064?

facschorus: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2023-29064 being exploited?

CVE-2023-29064 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2023-29064 affect?

CVE-2023-29064 affects facschorus. Severity is medium (CVSS 4.1). The FACSChorus software contains sensitive information stored in plaintext. A threat actor could gain hardcoded secrets used by the application, which include tokens and passwords for administrative accounts.

How urgent is CVE-2023-29064?

Priority 19/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Related CVEs

CVE-2023-29066 LOW 3.2 DOWNGRADE The FACSChorus software does not properly assign data access privileges for operating system user accounts
CVE-2023-29065 MEDIUM 4.1 DOWNGRADE The FACSChorus software database can be accessed directly with the privileges of the currently logged-in user
CVE-2023-29063 LOW 2.4 DOWNGRADE The FACSChorus workstation does not prevent physical access to its PCI express (PCIe) slots, which could allow
CVE-2023-29062 LOW 3.8 DOWNGRADE The Operating System hosting the FACSChorus application is configured to allow transmission of hashed user cre
CVE-2023-29061 MEDIUM 5.2 DOWNGRADE There is no BIOS password on the FACSChorus workstation

References

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