Information disclosure in SolarWinds Orion Platform

1) Cleartext storage of sensitive information

EUVDB-ID: #VU70472

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-47512

CWE-ID: CWE-312 - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to sensitive information is stored on the system in plain text in a file accessible by a local account. A local user can gain unauthorized access to potentially sensitive data.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Orion Platform: 2016.1 - 2022.4 RC1

External links

http://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/release_notes/solarwinds_platform_2022-4-1_release_notes.htm
http://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2022-47512

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.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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