Denial of Service Vulnerability in SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor
CVE-2017-9538

4.9MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Solarwinds
Status
Network Performance Monitor
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 October 2017

What is CVE-2017-9538?

The 'Upload logo from external path' function in SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor version 12.0.15300.90 is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. Remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability by manipulating the path field using a '..' sequence, triggering a persistent error message stating 'Cannot exit above the top directory.' This effectively disrupts the web application's usability, displaying the error message continuously across the interface due to a failure in the directory-traversal protection mechanism.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/541263/100/0/threaded
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101066
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.9
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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