SolarWinds Orion Web Console Arbitrary Cmd Exec via Incorrect Compare
CVE-2023-23844 Published on July 26, 2023
SolarWinds Platform Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs Vulnerability
The SolarWinds Platform was susceptible to the Incorrect Comparison Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows users with administrative access to SolarWinds Web Console to execute arbitrary commands with SYSTEM privileges.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-23844 is exploitable with network access, and requires 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
What is a Denylist / Deny List Vulnerability?
The product implements a protection mechanism that relies on a list of inputs (or properties of inputs) that are not allowed by policy or otherwise require other action to neutralize before additional processing takes place, but the list is incomplete, leading to resultant weaknesses. Developers often try to protect their products against malicious input by performing tests against inputs that are known to be bad, such as special characters that can invoke new commands. However, such lists often only account for the most well-known bad inputs. Attackers may be able to find other malicious inputs that were not expected by the developer, allowing them to bypass the intended protection mechanism.
CVE-2023-23844 has been classified to as a Denylist / Deny List vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-23844
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Affected Versions
SolarWinds Platform:- Before 2023.3 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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