What is CVE-2020-27871?

CVE-2020-27871 is a high-severity vulnerability in Solarwinds Orion Platform, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2021-02-10.

How severe is CVE-2020-27871?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-27871 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in Solarwinds Orion Platform

CVE-2020-27871

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files on affected installations of SolarWinds Orion Platform 2020.2.1. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within VulnerabilitySettings.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 execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-11902.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.908 (99.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Solarwinds Orion Platform — versions 2020.2.1
Solarwinds Orion_platform — versions 2020.2.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-27871?: CVE-2020-27871 is a high-severity vulnerability in Solarwinds Orion Platform, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2021-02-10.
How severe is CVE-2020-27871?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-27871 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.