# CVE-2023-23838: Directory traversal and file enumeration vulnerability: Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) 2023.1

> Attackers can exploit a directory traversal flaw in SolarWinds DPA to enumerate server folders and access unauthorized files.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Apr 2023
- **Updated:** 4 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jg2w-28qh-4f7h

## What is CVE-2023-23838?

CVE-2023-23838 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer, published on 25 Apr 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory traversal and file enumeration vulnerability which allowed users to enumerate to different folders of the server.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-23838?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Solarwinds Database Performance Analyzer.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-23838?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-23838 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-23838 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23838 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer

- [CVE-2023-23837](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23837/): No Exception Handling Vulnerability: Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) 2023.1 (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2022-38112](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38112/): Sensitive Information Disclosure Vulnerability (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2021-35229](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-35229/): Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability using SQL Query (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2023-33231](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33231/): XSS in SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer 2023.2 (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2018-19386](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19386/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-23838 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-23838 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer, published on 25 Apr 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23838 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23838/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23838/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-23838
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23838
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-23838

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23838/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.