CVE-2020-27871

high-risk
Published 2021-02-10

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files on affected installations of SolarWinds Orion Platform 2020.2.1. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within VulnerabilitySettings.aspx. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-11902.

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87.4% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 13% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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CVSS 7.2/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

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high-risk
Severity 26/34 · High
Exploitability 20/34 · Moderate
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal