Cross-site scripting in SolarWinds Orion Network Performance Monitor

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU44785

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2010-4828

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.

An input validation error exists in SolarWinds Orion Network Performance Monitor (NPM) 10.1 when processing the (1) Title parameter to MapView.aspx; NetObject parameter to (2) NodeDetails.aspx and (3) InterfaceDetails.aspx; and the (4) ChartName parameter to CustomChart.aspx. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Orion Network Performance Monitor: 10.1

External links

http://secunia.com/advisories/42486
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8349
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515083/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45257
http://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/63956

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.