CVE-2022-38112
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIn DPA 2022.4 and older releases, generated heap memory dumps contain sensitive information in cleartext.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceIn DPA 2022.4 and older releases, heap memory dumps generated for diagnostic or debugging purposes contain sensitive information (such as credentials, tokens, or PII) in cleartext, allowing unauthorized users with access to these dump files to read sensitive data directly from memory.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 2022.4CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check installed DPA versionLocate the installed SolarWinds DPA version through the product's about page, installation directory, or system inventoryAffected if Version is 2022.4 or older (any version up to and including 2022.4)
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Identify heap dump storage locationsSearch common diagnostic output directories and check DPA configuration for any configured heap dump generation pathsAffected if Heap dump files (typically .hprof, .dmp, or heapdump*) exist on the system
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Verify dump file access controlsInspect file system permissions on directories containing heap dumps to determine which users or groups have read accessAffected if Dump files are readable by users other than privileged administrators or service accounts
A system is affected if it runs DPA version 2022.4 or older AND has heap dump files present with insufficient access restrictions.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedUpgrade to a DPA version newer than 2022.4. Until then, restrict access to memory dump files, avoid generating heap dumps in production environments, and ensure dump storage locations are secured with strict access controls.
DPA 2022.4.1 or later (2023.x recommended)
- 1. Navigate to the SolarWinds Customer Portal at https://customerportal.solarwinds.com/
- 2. Locate and download Database Performance Analyzer version 2022.4.1 or later (2023.x recommended)
- 3. Review the release notes for the chosen version to confirm security fixes are included
- 4. Back up your current DPA configuration and database
- 5. Install the updated version following the standard upgrade procedure documented at documentation.solarwinds.com
- 6. Verify that heap memory dumps generated after the upgrade no longer contain sensitive information in cleartext
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-38112 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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