CVE-2023-1574
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 · uneditedInformation disclosure in the user creation feature of a MSSQL data source in Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager 2023.1.9 and below on Windows allows an attacker with access to the user interface to obtain sensitive information via the error message dialog that displays the password in clear text.
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 · high confidenceIn Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager 2023.1.9 and below for Windows, the user creation feature for MSSQL data sources contains an information disclosure vulnerability where error message dialogs display passwords in clear text, allowing any user with interface access to obtain sensitive authentication credentials.
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< 2023.1.10CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 if Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager is installedOpen Control Panel > Programs and Features, or look for 'Remote Desktop Manager' in the Start menu, or check for the installation folder under Program FilesAffected if The application is not found on the system
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Determine the installed version of Remote Desktop ManagerRight-click the Remote Desktop Manager shortcut, select Properties, and check the version in the Details tab; or launch the application and go to Help > About to see the version numberAffected if The version is 2023.1.9 or below (any version before 2023.1.10)
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Check if MSSQL data sources are configuredLaunch Remote Desktop Manager and look in the Data Sources panel for any entries using Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL) connection typeAffected if MSSQL data sources are configured and in use
User is affected if Remote Desktop Manager version 2023.1.9 or below is installed and MSSQL data sources are configured, as the password disclosure occurs in error dialogs during user creation for these data sources.
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 · scoped2023.1.10
Upgrade to a version above 2023.1.9 when available. Until then, restrict user interface access to trusted personnel only.
2023.1.10
- Upgrade Remote Desktop Manager to version 2023.1.10 or later
- Verify the upgrade by creating a new user in an MSSQL data source to confirm passwords are no longer displayed in clear text in error dialogs
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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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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