high
8.8
CWE
89
Advisory Published
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2021-35234: SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor TextToSpeech Exposed Dangerous Function Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

First published: Mon Dec 20 2021(Updated: )

Numerous exposed dangerous functions within Orion Core has allows for read-only SQL injection leading to privileged escalation. An attacker with low-user privileges may steal password hashes and password salt information.

Credit: psirt@solarwinds.com psirt@solarwinds.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
SolarWinds Orion Platform<=2020.2.5
SolarWinds Orion Platform=2020.2.6
SolarWinds Orion Platform=2020.2.6-hotfix1
SolarWinds Orion Platform=2020.2.6-hotfix2

Remedy

The SolarWinds Development Team has created a fix for this vulnerability by revoking permission to non-admin users when running SQL Queries. SolarWinds advises its customers to upgrade to the latest version (2020.2.6 HF3) once it becomes generally available.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2021-35234?

    CVE-2021-35234 is a vulnerability that allows remote attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2021-35234?

    The severity of CVE-2021-35234 is high, with a severity value of 8.8.

  • How can I exploit CVE-2021-35234?

    Authentication is required to exploit CVE-2021-35234.

  • How do I fix CVE-2021-35234?

    To fix CVE-2021-35234, update to the recommended versions provided by SolarWinds and apply the necessary hotfixes.

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2021-35234?

    You can find more information about CVE-2021-35234 in the references provided by SolarWinds.

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