SB2022112401 - MitM attack in SolarWinds Engineer's Toolset for Desktop

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.

1) Cleartext transmission of sensitive information (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-35246)

CWE-ID: CWE-319 - Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due the application fails to prevent users from connecting to it over unencrypted connections. A remote attacker can with ability to intercept a legitimate user's network traffic can bypass the application's use of SSL/TLS encryption, and use the application as a platform for attacks against its users.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2021-35246
• https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/ets/content/release_notes/ets_2022-4_release_notes.htm