# CVE-2023-33231: XSS in SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer 2023.2

> Cross-site scripting vulnerability in SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via insufficient input validation.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 21 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w9jr-jx8g-86rc

## What is CVE-2023-33231?

CVE-2023-33231 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SolarWinds DPA, published on 18 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

XSS attack was possible in DPA 2023.2 due to insufficient input validation

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-33231?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Solarwinds Database Performance Analyzer.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-33231?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-33231 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-33231 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-33231 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SolarWinds DPA

- [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-2023-23838](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23838/): Directory traversal and file enumeration vulnerability: Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) 2023.1 (medium 6.5)
- [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-2023-33231 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-33231 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SolarWinds DPA, published on 18 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-33231 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SolarWinds DPA. 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-2023-33231/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33231/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-33231
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-33231
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-33231

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33231/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.