CVE-2023-25263 Weak cryptography in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Attackers can decrypt connection strings in .mrt files using a static secret, exposing sensitive database credentials.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-25263?

CVE-2023-25263 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Mar 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Stimulsoft Designer (Desktop) 2023.1.5, and 2023.1.4, once an attacker decompiles the Stimulsoft.report.dll the attacker is able to decrypt any connectionstring stored in .mrt files since a static secret is used. The secret does not differ between the tested versions and different operating systems.

Weakness: CWE-312

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-25263?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Stimulsoft Designer.

How do I fix CVE-2023-25263?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-25263 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-25263 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-25263 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v4pr-w7x8-m4mg.

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