In Stimulsoft Designer (Desktop) 2023.1.5, and 2023.1.4, once an attacker decompiles the…
Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-312Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-312.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00234 14th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:stimulsoft:designer:2023.1.4:*:*:*:desktop:*:*:* | 2023.1.4 | Vulnerable | Stimulsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:stimulsoft:designer:2023.1.4:*:*:*:web:*:*:* | 2023.1.4 | Vulnerable | Stimulsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:stimulsoft:designer:2023.1.5:*:*:*:desktop:*:*:* | 2023.1.5 | Vulnerable | Stimulsoft |
| cpe:2.3:a:stimulsoft:designer:2023.1.5:*:*:*:web:*:*:* | 2023.1.5 | Vulnerable | Stimulsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:stimulsoft:designer:2023.1.4:*:*:*:desktop:*:*:* Versions 2023.1.4 Vulnerable ·Stimulsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:stimulsoft:designer:2023.1.4:*:*:*:web:*:*:* Versions 2023.1.4 Vulnerable ·Stimulsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:stimulsoft:designer:2023.1.5:*:*:*:desktop:*:*:* Versions 2023.1.5 Vulnerable ·Stimulsoft
- cpe:2.3:a:stimulsoft:designer:2023.1.5:*:*:*:web:*:*:* Versions 2023.1.5 Vulnerable ·Stimulsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-25263
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v4pr-w7x8-m4mg
References
More Stimulsoft Designer vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-10685 Certain Stimulsoft GmbH products are affected by: Remote Code Execution. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-10686 Stimulsoft GmbH Stimulsoft Designer (Web) 2023.1.3 is vulnerable to Server Side Request… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-10684 Stimulsoft Designer (Web) 2023.1.3 is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-25263 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-25263 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v4pr-w7x8-m4mg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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