Advisory Details

September 20th, 2021

SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor ExecuteVBScript Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-21-065
ZDI-CAN-11859

CVE ID CVE-2020-14005
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 Network Performance Monitor
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the ExecuteVBScript method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

Fixed in Orion Platform 2020.2.1 Hot Fix 2 - released on 12/15/2020
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2020-10-02 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2021-09-20 - Coordinated public release of advisory
  • 2022-05-26 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT Piotr Bazydlo (@chudypb)
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