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CVE-2021-31474

Published: May 21, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-502
9.8CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
94.4%
Top 0.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor 2020.2.1. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the SolarWinds.Serialization library. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in deserialization of untrusted data. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-12213.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-502

Affected Products

SolarWinds
commercial·USaka solar winds
Network Performance MonitorOn-prem
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

3 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-602/
zerodayinitiative.com
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/sam/content/release_notes/sam_2020-2-5_release_notes.htm
documentation.solarwinds.com
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