Vulnerability in Solarwinds Web Help Desk
CVE-2021-35232
Hard coded credentials discovered in SolarWinds Web Help Desk product. Through these credentials, the attacker with local access to the Web Help Desk host machine allows to execute arbitrary HQL queries against the database and leverage the vulnerability to steal the password hashes of the users or insert arbitrary data into the database.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (20.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 20th percentile — 20.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Solarwinds Web Help Desk — versions 12.7.7 and previous versions
- Solarwinds Webhelpdesk
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2021-35232 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/Web-Help-Desk-12-7-7-Hotfix-1-Re… (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-35232?
- CVE-2021-35232 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Solarwinds Web Help Desk, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2021-12-27.
- How severe is CVE-2021-35232?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-35232 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.