VDB-219095 · CVE-2022-38112 · EUVD-2022-40714

SolarWinds DPA up to 2022.4 cleartext storage

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in SolarWinds DPA up to 2022.4. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to cleartext storage. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2022-38112. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SolarWinds DPA up to 2022.4. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cleartext storage vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-312. The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

In DPA 2022.4 and older releases, generated heap memory dumps contain sensitive information in cleartext.

The weakness was published 01/21/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at documentation.solarwinds.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-38112 since 08/09/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1555 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at documentation.solarwinds.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-40714). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

SolarWinds

Name

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.solarwinds.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.0

VulDB Base Score: 1.8
VulDB Temp Score: 1.8
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 6.3
CNA Vector (SolarWinds): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cleartext storage
CWE: CWE-312 / CWE-310
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: documentation.solarwinds.com

Timelineinfo

08/09/2022 🔍
01/21/2023 +165 days 🔍
01/21/2023 +0 days 🔍
06/21/2026 +1247 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: solarwinds.com

Advisory: documentation.solarwinds.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-38112 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-38112
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-219095
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 01/21/2023 09:29
Updated: 06/21/2026 20:03
Changes: 01/21/2023 09:29 (49), 06/21/2026 20:03 (16)
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