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CVE-2020-278717.2HighCWE-22

CVE-2020-27871: SolarWinds Orion Platform vulnerability

SolarWinds · Orion Platform

Affected: SolarWinds Orion Platform · Exploitation: likely to be exploited (10% or more)

Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.

90.8%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
99th percentile
050100

Higher than 99% of scored CVEs

7.2HighCVSS 3.0
LowHigh

DescriptionCVE.org

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files on affected installations of SolarWinds Orion Platform 2020.2.1. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within VulnerabilitySettings.aspx. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-11902.

Affected products1

From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.

  • SolarWinds · Orion Platform2020.2.1

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Exploitation
Likely to be exploited (10% or more). EPSS gives it a 10% or higher chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public check
No public nuclei template
Published
February 2021

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