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CVE-2020-10148

CVE-2020-10148CRITICAL

SolarWinds Orion API is vulnerable to an authentication bypass that could allow a remote attacker to execute API commands

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N  U  H  H  H    9.8   .9198   99.8   YES

AFFECTED
  Product         Versions       Fixed
  Orion Platform  2019.4 HF 5 –  —

TIMELINE
  Mar 5   Reserved by certcc
  Dec 29  Published (CNA: certcc)
  Nov 3   Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-05-03

CWE-288 · CNA: certcc · CVSS v3.1 · 4 references · KEV due May 3, 2022

Description

The SolarWinds Orion API is vulnerable to an authentication bypass that could allow a remote attacker to execute API commands. This vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication and execute API commands which may result in a compromise of the SolarWinds instance. SolarWinds Orion Platform versions 2019.4 HF 5, 2020.2 with no hotfix installed, and 2020.2 HF 1 are affected.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
March 5, 2020	Reserved	Reserved by certcc
December 29, 2020	Published	Published (CNA: certcc)
November 3, 2021	KEV ADDED	Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-05-03

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
SolarWinds	Orion Platform	—	2019.4 HF 5	—

Weaknesses

CWE-288

References (4)

https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/843464 [third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN]
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-10148 [government-resource]
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/843464
https://www.solarwinds.com/securityadvisory [x_refsource_CONFIRM]

Authoritative record: CVE-2020-10148 at cve.org

Vendors: solarwinds

Weaknesses: CWE-288

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