# CVE-2023-25848: BUG-000158039 - There is an information disclosure issue in ArcGIS Server.

> Remote attackers can exploit a crafted query to disclose a single attribute from a database connection string in ArcGIS Enterprise Server.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mwg5-7ghx-pwgc

## What is CVE-2023-25848?

CVE-2023-25848 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Esri Arcgis Server, published on 25 Aug 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

ArcGIS Enterprise Server versions 11.0 and below have an information disclosure vulnerability where a remote, unauthorized attacker may submit a crafted query that may result in a low severity information disclosure issue. 

The information disclosed is limited to a single attribute in a database connection string. No business data is disclosed.

Weakness: CWE-319 (Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-25848?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Esri Arcgis Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-25848?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-25848 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-25848 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-25848 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Esri Arcgis Server

- [CVE-2025-57870](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-57870/): BUG-000179884 - There is a security vulnerability in ArcGIS Server Feature Services. (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2026-9181](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-9181/): Directory Traversal in ArcGIS Server (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-9182](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-9182/): Unvalidated File Upload vulnerability in ArcGIS Server. (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-35712](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35712/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-29102](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-29102/): There is a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in Esri ArcGIS Server Manager version 10.8.1 and below. (critical 9.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-25848 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-25848 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Esri Arcgis Server, published on 25 Aug 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-25848 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Esri Arcgis Server. 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-2023-25848/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25848/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-25848
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25848
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-25848

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25848/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.