CVE-2023-4588Network attack vector

Database credential disclosure via webroot backup placement

Published Sep 6, 2023 · Updated Sep 6, 2024

File accessibility in Delinea Secret Server 10.9.000002 and 11.4.000002 allows remote authenticated users to expose database credentials. The backup function accepts an administrator-selected destination under the webroot, placing a downloadable backup beside encryption.config and database.config. Administrative access and a backup-directory change are required; successful exploitation discloses plaintext database credentials.

CVSS severity6.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.34%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

File accessibility in Delinea Secret Server 10.9.000002 and 11.4.000002 allows remote authenticated users to expose database credentials. The backup function accepts an administrator-selected destination under the webroot, placing a downloadable backup beside encryption.config and database.config. Administrative access and a backup-directory change are required; successful exploitation discloses plaintext database credentials.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-4588
Published
Sep 6, 2023
Updated
Sep 6, 2024
Vendor
Delinea
Product
Secret Server On-Premises
Classifications
CWE-552, CAPEC-150, T1552.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 6, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 6, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=v10.9.000002
  2. Affected versionversion=v11.4.000002

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Delinea · Secret Server On-Premisesversion=v10.9.000002; version=v11.4.000002

Published CVSS scores

4.9NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
6.8INCIBECVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-552Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
CAPEC-150Collect Data from Common Resource Locations
T1552.001Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

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