# CVE-2023-7047: Missing authorization in Remote Desktop Manager

> Attackers can bypass execution rights to initiate connections via remote tools in Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager when using SQL data sources.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 29 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rjjc-gg9m-vhv8

## What is CVE-2023-7047?

CVE-2023-7047 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager, published on 21 Dec 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Inadequate validation of permissions when employing remote tools and 
macros via the context menu within Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager versions 2023.3.31 and 
earlier permits a user to initiate a connection without proper execution
 rights via the remote tools feature. This affects only SQL data sources.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-7047?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-7047?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-7047 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-7047 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-7047 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager

- [CVE-2026-2590](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-2590/): Security feature bypass in Remote Desktop Manager (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-6057](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6057/): Auth bypass in Remote Desktop Manager (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-6593](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6593/): Missing authorization in Remote Desktop Manager (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-5765](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5765/): Missing authorization in Remote Desktop Manager (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-4373](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4373/): Missing authorization in Remote Desktop Manager (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-7047 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-7047 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager, published on 21 Dec 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-2023-7047 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Devolutions Remote Desktop 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-2023-7047/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7047/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-7047
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7047
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-7047

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-7047/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.