# CVE-2023-6588: Security feature bypass in Workspace

> Attackers with local access can bypass offline mode restrictions to read stored credentials in Devolutions Workspace.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **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:** 7 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3mp7-3wf9-mp89

## What is CVE-2023-6588?

CVE-2023-6588 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Devolutions Workspace, published on 7 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Offline mode is always enabled, even if permission disallows it, in 
Devolutions Server data source in Devolutions Workspace 2023.3.2.0 and 
earlier. This allows an attacker with access to the Workspace 
application to access credentials when offline.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6588?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Devolutions Workspace.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-6588?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6588 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-6588 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6588 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Devolutions Workspace

- [CVE-2024-2241](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2241/): Missing authorization in Workspace (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2023-2257](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2257/): Auth bypass in Workspace Desktop (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-6588 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-6588 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Devolutions Workspace, published on 7 Dec 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-2023-6588 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Devolutions Workspace. 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-2023-6588/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6588/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6588
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6588
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-6588

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6588/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.