SolarWinds Platform (Orion)
CVE-2020-27869: This vulnerability allows remote attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of SolarWinds N…
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor 2020 HF1, NPM: 2020.2.
Published
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Affected and fixed versions
| Product / branch | Fixed in |
|---|---|
| Network Performance Monitor 2020 HF1, NPM: 2020.2 | See the advisory |
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What it is
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor 2020 HF1, NPM: 2020.2. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the WriteToFile method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to construct SQL queries. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and reset the password for the Admin user. Was ZDI-CAN-11804.
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