Path Traversal in Solarwinds Orion Platform

CVE-2020-27870

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of SolarWinds Orion Platform 2020.2.1. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within ExportToPDF.aspx. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose information in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-11917.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.045 (91.1th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.1% 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-2020-27870: held from 0.043 to 0.045.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.043 · newest: 0.045 · change: +0.002

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-27870?
CVE-2020-27870 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Solarwinds Orion Platform, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-02-10.
How severe is CVE-2020-27870?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.