SB2023110108 - Multiple vulnerabilities in SolarWinds Platform



SB2023110108 - Multiple vulnerabilities in SolarWinds Platform

Published: November 1, 2023 Updated: November 7, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023110108
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 67% Low 33%
  • Low
  • Medium
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  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.


1) Improper Authentication (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-40060)

CWE-ID: CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

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


The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass MFA authentication.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in the authentication process. A remote user with administrative credentials can bypass multi-factor/two-factor authentication and gain unauthorized access to the application.

Note, the vulnerability exists due to incomplete patch for #VU79825 (CVE-2023-35179)


2) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-40061)

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

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


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

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in job execution mechanism. A remote user can bypass security restrictions and escalate privileges on the system.


3) Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-40062)

CWE-ID: CWE-184 - Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs

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


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to incomplete list of disallowed inputs. A remote user on the local network can pass specially crafted input to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.