What is CVE-2021-25275?

CVE-2021-25275 is a high-severity vulnerability in Solarwinds Orion_platform, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-02-03.

How severe is CVE-2021-25275?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-25275 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Solarwinds Orion_platform

CVE-2021-25275

SolarWinds Orion Platform before 2020.2.4, as used by various SolarWinds products, installs and uses a SQL Server backend, and stores database credentials to access this backend in a file readable by unprivileged users. As a result, any us…

EPSS: 0.006 (43.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Solarwinds Orion_platform
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-25275?: CVE-2021-25275 is a high-severity vulnerability in Solarwinds Orion_platform, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-02-03.
How severe is CVE-2021-25275?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-25275 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.