Medium severity · published Feb 11, 2025
CVE-2024-28989
SolarWinds Web Help Desk was found to have a hardcoded cryptographic key that could allow the disclosure of sensitive information from the software
5.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
SolarWinds Web Help Desk was found to have a hardcoded cryptographic key that could allow the disclosure of sensitive information from the software.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 21% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WH
Web Help Desk · Solarwinds
before 12.8.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28989
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-28989
Release Notes
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/whd/content/release_notes/whd_12-8-5_release_notes.htm
Vendor Advisory
https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2024-28989
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