# CVE-2023-33228: SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager Sensitive Information Disclosure Vulnerability

> Administrative users can access sensitive information via the SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager Web Console.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 5 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gq88-7ppj-8wp2

## What is CVE-2023-33228?

CVE-2023-33228 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, published on 1 Nov 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager was susceptible to the Exposure of Sensitive Information Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows users with administrative access to SolarWinds Web Console to obtain sensitive information.

Weakness: CWE-311 (Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-33228?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Solarwinds Network Configuration Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-33228?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-33228 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-33228 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-33228 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager

- [CVE-2023-40054](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40054/): SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2023-40055](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40055/): SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2023-33226](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33226/): Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2023-33227](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33227/): Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2014-3459](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3459/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-33228 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-33228 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, published on 1 Nov 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-33228 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager. 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-2023-33228/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33228/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-33228
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-33228
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-33228

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33228/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.