SolarWinds Orion Platform privilege escalation via input validation flaw
CVE-2022-36960 Published on November 29, 2022
SolarWinds Platform Improper Input Validation
SolarWinds Platform was susceptible to Improper Input Validation. This vulnerability allows a remote adversary with valid access to SolarWinds Web Console to escalate user privileges.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-36960 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 be very high.
Weakness Types
What is an authentification Vulnerability?
When an actor claims to have a given identity, the software does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
CVE-2022-36960 has been classified to as an authentification vulnerability or weakness.
Improper Input Validation
The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
Products Associated with CVE-2022-36960
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Affected Versions
SolarWinds Platform:- Version 2022.3 and prior versions and below 2022.3 is affected.
- Version 2020.2.6 HF5 and prior versions, <= 2020.2.6 HF5 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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