CVE-2023-23838Network attack vector

Authenticated folder enumeration via path traversal

Published Apr 25, 2023 · Updated Feb 4, 2025

Path traversal in SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer 2022.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to enumerate server folders. SolarWinds has not disclosed the affected request handler or the pathname-validation error that permits traversal beyond an intended directory. An authenticated DPA account and network access to the web interface are required; the documented consequence is disclosure of folder names.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability1.27%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer 2022.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to enumerate server folders. SolarWinds has not disclosed the affected request handler or the pathname-validation error that permits traversal beyond an intended directory. An authenticated DPA account and network access to the web interface are required; the documented consequence is disclosure of folder names.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-23838
Published
Apr 25, 2023
Updated
Feb 4, 2025
Vendor
SolarWinds
Product
Database Performance Analyzer
Classifications
CWE-22, T1083
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 25, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 4, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=2022.3 and previous versions

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

SolarWinds · Database Performance Analyzerversion=2022.3 and previous versions

Published CVSS scores

6.5SolarWindsCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
6.5NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
T1083File and Directory Discovery

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