Advisory Details

October 19th, 2023

SolarWinds Access Rights Manager IFormTemplate Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-23-1560
ZDI-CAN-21375

CVE ID CVE-2023-35180
CVSS SCORE 8.8, AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS SolarWinds
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Access Rights Manager
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of SolarWinds Access Rights Manager. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the deserialization of JSON data sent to the API via TCP port 443. 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 the service account.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS SolarWinds has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/arm/content/release_notes/arm_2023-2-1_release_notes.htm
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2023-06-22 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2023-10-19 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Piotr Bazydlo (@chudypb) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
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