SB2020121409 - Backdoor in SolarWinds Orion Platform
Published: December 14, 2020 Updated: December 16, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020121409
Severity
Critical
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Embedded malicious code (backdoor) (CVE-ID: N/A)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the application.
The vulnerability exists due to presence of embedded malicious functionality in the application code (aka backdoor) that allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the application.
According to SolarWinds, Orion Platform software builds for versions 2019.4 HF 5 through 2020.2.1 are affected.
Note, this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild in a supply chain attack and is dubbed SUNBURST.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.