Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in SolarWinds Orion Platform by SolarWinds
CVE-2021-27258

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor
Solarwinds
Status
Orion Platform
Vendor
CVE Published:
14 April 2021

Summary

A vulnerability in the SolarWinds Orion Platform allows remote attackers to escalate their privileges from Guest to Administrator without authentication. The flaw lies within the SaveUserSetting endpoint, which fails to properly restrict access for unprivileged users. This oversight enables attackers to manipulate user roles, posing serious security risks to affected installations. Reference ZDI-CAN-11903 for more details on this significant security issue.

Affected Version(s)

Orion Platform 2020.2

References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-192/
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Anonymous
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