CVE-2023-5240
Improper access control in PAM propagation scripts in Devolutions Server 2023.2.8.0 and ealier...
Improper access control in PAM propagation scripts in Devolutions Server 2023.2.8.0 and ealier allows an attack with permission to manage PAM propagation scripts to retrieve passwords stored in it via a GET request.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Improper access control in PAM propagation scripts in Devolutions Server 2023.2.8.0 and ealier allows an attack with permission to manage PAM propagation scripts to retrieve passwords stored in it via a GET request.
- Record
CVE-2023-5240- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Improper access control in PAM propagation scripts in Devolutions Server 2023.2.8.0 and ealier allows an attack with permission to manage PAM propagation scripts to retrieve passwords stored in it via a GET request.
- Record
CVE-2023-5240- Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-57567
Improper access control in PAM propagation scripts in Devolutions Server 2023.2.8.0 and ealier allows an attack with permission to manage PAM propagation scripts to retrieve passwords stored in it via a GET request.
- Record
EUVD-2023-57567- CVSS
- 0.0 None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r45f-qh5g-8496
Improper access control in PAM propagation scripts in Devolutions Server 2023.2.8.0 and ealier...
Improper access control in PAM propagation scripts in Devolutions Server 2023.2.8.0 and ealier allows an attack with permission to manage PAM propagation scripts to retrieve passwords stored in it via a GET request.
- Record
GHSA-r45f-qh5g-8496- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-5240 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Devolutions Server, published October 13, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.75%, the 55th percentile. No source names a fixed version.