Medium severity · published Apr 25, 2023
CVE-2023-23838
Directory traversal and file enumeration vulnerability which allowed users to enumerate to different folders of the server
6.5
CVSS
1.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Directory traversal and file enumeration vulnerability which allowed users to enumerate to different folders of the server.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.3% · higher than 70% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DP
Database Performance Analyzer · Solarwinds
before 2023.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23838
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-23838
Release Notes
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/dpa/content/release_notes/dpa_2023-2_release_notes.htm
Broken Link
https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2023-23838
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