# CVE-2023-4589: Insufficient verification of data authenticity vulnerability in Delinea Secret Server

> An administrator can inject malicious code during software updates due to missing integrity verification in Delinea Secret Server.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Sep 2023
- **Updated:** 26 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-985m-g277-8fjr

## What is CVE-2023-4589?

CVE-2023-4589 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Delinea Secret Server, published on 6 Sep 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Insufficient verification of data authenticity vulnerability in Delinea Secret Server, in its v10.9.000002 version. An attacker with an administrator account could perform software updates without proper integrity verification mechanisms. In this scenario, the update process lacks digital signatures and fails to validate the integrity of the update package, allowing the attacker to inject malicious applications during the update.

Weakness: CWE-345 (Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4589?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Delinea Secret Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-4589?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-4589 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-4589 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4589 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Delinea Secret Server

- [CVE-2024-33891](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-33891/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-25652](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25652/): Missing authorization in Secret Server (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2024-12908](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12908/): Code injection in Secret Server (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2023-4588](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4588/): File accessibility vulnerability in Delinea Secret Server (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2024-25649](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25649/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 6.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-4589 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-4589 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Delinea Secret Server, published on 6 Sep 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4589 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Delinea Secret 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-2023-4589/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4589/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4589
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4589
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-4589

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4589/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.