SolarWinds Platform LPE Vulnerability (CVE-2022-47505)
CVE-2022-47505 Published on April 21, 2023
SolarWinds Platform Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
The SolarWinds Platform was susceptible to the Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows a local adversary with a valid system user account to escalate local privileges.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-47505 can be exploited with local system 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 Type
Improper Privilege Management
The software does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
Products Associated with CVE-2022-47505
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Affected Versions
SolarWinds Platform:- Version 2023.1 and prior versions, <= 2023.2 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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