SolarWinds NCM Misconfig Exposes Password Field to SWIS
CVE-2021-35226 Published on October 10, 2022
Hashed Credential Exposure Vulnerability
An entity in Network Configuration Manager product is misconfigured and exposing password field to Solarwinds Information Service (SWIS). Exposed credentials are encrypted and require authenticated access with an NCM role.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2021-35226 is exploitable with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
Inadequate Encryption Strength
The software stores or transmits sensitive data using an encryption scheme that is theoretically sound, but is not strong enough for the level of protection required. A weak encryption scheme can be subjected to brute force attacks that have a reasonable chance of succeeding using current attack methods and resources.
Products Associated with CVE-2021-35226
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Affected Versions
SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager:- Version 2020.2.5 and previous version and below 2020.2.5 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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