What is CVE-2023-40056?

CVE-2023-40056 is a high-severity vulnerability in Solarwinds Platform, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2023-11-28.

How severe is CVE-2023-40056?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.

SQL Injection in Solarwinds Platform

CVE-2023-40056

SQL Injection Remote Code Vulnerability was found in the SolarWinds Platform. This vulnerability can be exploited with a low privileged account.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

Published 2023-11-28 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.048 (91.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.048 · newest: 0.048 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Solarwinds Platform — versions 2023.4.1 and previous versions
Solarwinds Platform

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2023-40056 (Vendor Advisory)
documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/release_no… (Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-40056?: CVE-2023-40056 is a high-severity vulnerability in Solarwinds Platform, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2023-11-28.
How severe is CVE-2023-40056?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.