SQL Injection in Solarwinds Network Performance Monitor

CVE-2020-27869

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor 2020 HF1, NPM: 2020.2. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the WriteToFile method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to construct SQL queries. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and reset the password for the Admin user. Was ZDI-CAN-11804.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.053 (92.3th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-27869: held from 0.051 to 0.053.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.051 · newest: 0.053 · change: +0.002

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-27869?
CVE-2020-27869 is a high-severity vulnerability in Solarwinds Network Performance Monitor, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-02-12.
How severe is CVE-2020-27869?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-27869 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.