CVE-2021-25275: High severity solarwinds orion platform vulnerability

Published Feb 3, 2021
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Updated

SolarWinds Orion Platform before 2020.2.4, as used by various SolarWinds products, installs and uses a SQL Server backend, and stores database credentials to access this backend in a file readable by unprivileged users. As a result, any user having access to the filesystem can read database login details from that file, including the login name and its associated password. Then, the credentials can be used to get database owner access to the SWNetPerfMon.DB database. This gives access to the data collected by SolarWinds applications, and leads to admin access to the applications by inserting or changing authentication data stored in the Accounts table of the database.

Affected Software

1 affected component
SolarWinds Orion Platform<2020.2.4

Event History

Feb 3, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:49 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:49 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for the SolarWinds Orion Platform?

The vulnerability ID for the SolarWinds Orion Platform is CVE-2021-25275.

2

What is the severity level of CVE-2021-25275?

The severity of CVE-2021-25275 is high with a CVSS score of 7.8.

3

How does CVE-2021-25275 affect SolarWinds products?

CVE-2021-25275 affects various SolarWinds products that use the Orion Platform before version 2020.2.4.

4

What is the CWE ID for CVE-2021-25275?

The CWE ID for CVE-2021-25275 is 798.

5

Is there a fix available for CVE-2021-25275?

Yes, installing SolarWinds Orion Platform version 2020.2.4 or later will fix CVE-2021-25275.

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