Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Web Help Desk - CVE-2024-28986

 

Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Web Help Desk - CVE-2024-28986

Published: August 14, 2024 / Updated: August 15, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU96009
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-28986
CWE-ID: CWE-502
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: SolarWinds
Affected software:
Web Help Desk

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data. A remote user can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

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


How to mitigate CVE-2024-28986

Install updates from vendor's website.

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