Sensitive Data Exposed via Cleartext Heap Dumps in DPA 2022.4
CVE-2022-38112 Published on January 20, 2023
Sensitive Information Disclosure Vulnerability
In DPA 2022.4 and older releases, generated heap memory dumps contain sensitive information in cleartext.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-38112 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
The application stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere. Because the information is stored in cleartext, attackers could potentially read it. Even if the information is encoded in a way that is not human-readable, certain techniques could determine which encoding is being used, then decode the information.
Products Associated with CVE-2022-38112
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Affected Versions
SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer (DPA):- Version SolarWinds, <= 2022.4 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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