CVE-2020-27869

High

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor 2020 HF1, NPM: 2020.2. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the WriteToFile method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to construct SQL queries. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and reset the password for the Admin user. Was ZDI-CAN-11804.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.8
Exploit probability—
ProductSolarwinds Network Performance Monitor
PublishedFeb 12, 2021
First seenFeb 12, 2021
Weakness typeCWE-89SQL injection

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
solarwinds network_performance_monitor2020, 2020.2—

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