High severity · published Aug 31, 2021
CVE-2021-35213
An Improper Access Control Privilege Escalation Vulnerability was discovered in the User Setting of Orion Platform version 2020.2.5
8.8
CVSS
3.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An Improper Access Control Privilege Escalation Vulnerability was discovered in the User Setting of Orion Platform version 2020.2.5. It allows a guest user to elevate privileges to the Administrator using this vulnerability. Authentication is required to exploit the vulnerability.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.4% · higher than 89% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
Orion Platform · SolarWinds
through 2020.2.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-35213
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-35213
Vendor Advisory
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/core-secure-configuration.htm
Release Notes
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/release_notes/orion_platform_2020-2-6_release_notes.htm
Vendor Advisory
https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2021-35213
Third Party Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1244/
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