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CVE-2021-35244

Unrestricted File Upload Causing Remote Code Execution: Orion Platform 2020.2.6

Published: Dec 20, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-434
6.8MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
5.8%
Top 7.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The "Log alert to a file" action within action management enables any Orion Platform user with Orion alert management rights to write to any file. An attacker with Orion alert management rights could use this vulnerability to perform an unrestricted file upload causing a remote code execution.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:AAC:HPR:HUI:NS:CC:HI:LA:L
Exploitability
AV:AAttack Vector
Adjacent
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-434

Affected Products

SolarWinds
commercial·USaka solar winds
Orion PlatformOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
SolarWinds Inc.
commercial·USaka serv-u file server, access rights manager, solarwinds orion platform
SolarWinds Orion PlatformOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Workaround Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

3 techniques
Command and Control
Initial Access
Persistence
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References

https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/Success_Center/orionplatform/content/core-secure-configuration.htm
documentation.solarwinds.com
https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/Orion-Platform-2020-2-6-Hotfix-3?language=en_US
support.solarwinds.com
https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2021-35242
solarwinds.com
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