CVE-2023-25263
MediumCVSS 5.5Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk14th percentile - higher than 14% of all known CVEs
Summary
In Stimulsoft Designer (Desktop) versions 2023.1.5 and 2023.1.4, after decompiling the Stimulsoft.report.dll library, an attacker can decrypt any connection string stored in .mrt files because a static secret is used. This secret is identical across all tested versions and operating systems.
Risk Assessment
The risk involves potential disclosure of sensitive database credentials, which could lead to unauthorized data access and further attacks on the organization's IT infrastructure.
Recommendation
Immediately update Stimulsoft Designer to the latest available version that fixes this vulnerability, and change all database passwords that may have been stored in .mrt files.
Other vulnerabilities in Stimulsoft Designer
See all- CVE-2023-25261Critical
A vulnerability in Stimulsoft products allows remote code execution. Versions 2023.1.4 (Designer Desktop) and 2023.1.3 (Designer Web and Viewer Web) do not restrict access to the local file system, enabling an attacker to read and write files and directories. The attacker can also prepare a report with a variable holding gathered data and render it.
- CVE-2023-25260High
A Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in Stimulsoft Designer (Web) 2023.1.3 allows an attacker to read arbitrary files from the server. The flaw is due to improper validation of file paths in the application.
- CVE-2023-25262High
Stimulsoft Designer (Web) 2023.1.3 is vulnerable to SSRF. The server makes requests to external data sources, which can be exploited to leak data from the internal network.
Original NVD description (English source)
In Stimulsoft Designer (Desktop) 2023.1.5, and 2023.1.4, once an attacker decompiles the Stimulsoft.report.dll the attacker is able to decrypt any connectionstring stored in .mrt files since a static secret is used. The secret does not differ between the tested versions and different operating systems.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS