# CVE-2023-28937: Hardcoded credentials in DataSpider Servista

> Attackers with local access can use a hard-coded key to decrypt credentials and execute operations with elevated privileges in DataSpider Servista.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** 1 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 9 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-ppwf-g67w-9rwh

## What is CVE-2023-28937?

CVE-2023-28937 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAISON INFORMATION SYSTEMS CO.,LTD. DataSpider Servista, published on 1 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

DataSpider Servista version 4.4 and earlier uses a hard-coded cryptographic key. DataSpider Servista is data integration software. ScriptRunner and ScriptRunner for Amazon SQS are used to start the configured processes on DataSpider Servista. The cryptographic key is embedded in ScriptRunner and ScriptRunner for Amazon SQS, which is common to all users. If an attacker who can gain access to a target DataSpider Servista instance and obtain a Launch Settings file of ScriptRunner and/or ScriptRunner for Amazon SQS, the attacker may perform operations with the user privilege encrypted in the file. Note that DataSpider Servista and some of the OEM products are affected by this vulnerability. For the details of affected products and versions, refer to the information listed in [References].

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28937?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Saison Dataspider Servista.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-28937?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28937 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-28937 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28937 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SAISON INFORMATION SYSTEMS CO.,LTD. DataSpider Servista

- [CVE-2025-48006](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-48006/): XML external entity in DataSpider Servista (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-28937 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-28937 is a high-severity vulnerability in SAISON INFORMATION SYSTEMS CO.,LTD. DataSpider Servista, published on 1 Jun 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-2023-28937 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SAISON INFORMATION SYSTEMS CO.,LTD. DataSpider Servista. 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-2023-28937/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28937/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-28937
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28937
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28937

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28937/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.