CVE-2023-41088
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 · uneditedThe affected product is vulnerable to a cleartext transmission of sensitive information vulnerability, which may allow an attacker with access to the network, where clients have access to the DexGate server, could capture traffic. The attacker can later us the information within it to access the application.
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 confidenceDexGate server transmits sensitive information in cleartext (unencrypted) over the network. An attacker with network access can capture this traffic and extract credentials or session data to impersonate legitimate users and gain unauthorized application access.
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= 20130114CVSS 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
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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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Identify DexGate installation and versionLocate the DexGate server installation and determine its version number. Common locations include installation directories, about dialogs, or version information files within the application.Affected if The installed version is exactly 20130114 (this is the sole affected version)
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Verify network listener configurationCheck the DexGate server configuration for enabled network ports and protocols. Determine whether it is listening on standard or non-standard ports without SSL/TLS encryption.Affected if The server is configured to accept unencrypted (non-SSL/TLS) connections on any port
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Capture and inspect network trafficUse a network packet capture tool (such as tcpdump or Wireshark) to capture traffic between clients and the DexGate server. Analyze the captured packets for plaintext transmission of credentials, session tokens, or other sensitive data.Affected if Sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, or session identifiers appears in cleartext within the captured network traffic
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Review protocol security settingsExamine the DexGate server configuration files or administrative interface for SSL/TLS settings, encryption flags, or transport security options.Affected if SSL/TLS encryption is disabled, not configured, or set to optional/disabled state
You are affected if the installed version is 20130114 AND the DexGate server transmits credentials or session data over the network without SSL/TLS encryption, confirmed by cleartext visible in captured network traffic.
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.
From vendor dataImplement TLS/SSL encryption for all network communications between clients and the DexGate server, and enforce strict transport security policies to prevent fallback to cleartext protocols.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-41088 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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