Deserialization of Untrusted Data in SolarWinds Orion Virtual Infrastructure Monitor



Published: 2021-03-31
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2021-27277
CWE-ID CWE-502
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Vendor SolarWinds

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Deserialization of Untrusted Data

EUVDB-ID: #VU51827

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-27277

CWE-ID: CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data in the OneTimeJobSchedulerEventsService WCF service. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system with elevated privileges.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Orion Virtual Infrastructure Monitor: 2020.2.4

External links

http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-373/
http://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/Success_Center/SAM/Content/Release_Notes/SAM_2020-2-5_release_notes.htm#Fixed


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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



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