Cross-site scripting in SolarWinds Orion Network Performance Monitor

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU43745

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2577

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

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in SolarWinds Orion Network Performance Monitor (NPM) before 10.3.1 when processing the (1) syslocation, (2) syscontact, or (3) sysName field of an snmpd.conf file. 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: 7.8.5 - 10.1

External links

http://secunia.com/advisories/50004
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/174119
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54624
http://www.solarwinds.com/documentation/Orion/docs/ReleaseNotes/releaseNotes.htm
http://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77147

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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.