CVE-2021-27258 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute escalate privileges on affected installations of SolarWinds Orion Platform 2020.2. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the SaveUserSetting endpoint. The issue results from improper restriction of this endpoint to unprivileged users. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges their privileges from Guest to Administrator. Was ZDI-CAN-11903.

Published: 2021-04-14

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 8.6% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

SolarWinds

Orion Platform

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2020.2`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:orion_platform:2020.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.08643.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-192/

History

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Subscriptions

Solarwinds Orion Platform

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published: 2021-04-14T15:45:58.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T20:48:15.879Z

Reserved: 2021-02-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-27258

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-04-14T16:15:13.877

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:57:42.483

Link: CVE-2021-27258

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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