CVE-2021-35221 (GCVE-0-2021-35221)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-08-31 12:13 – Updated: 2024-08-04 00:33
VLAI
Title
ImportAlert Improper Access Control Tampering Vulnerability
Summary
Improper Access Control Tampering Vulnerability using ImportAlert function which can lead to a Remote Code Execution (RCE) from the Alerts Settings page.
Severity
6.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Assigner
SolarWinds CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 83/100 over 30 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
SolarWinds Orion Platform Affected: 2020.2.6 and previous versions , ≤ 2020.2.6 HF1 (custom)
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Credits
SolarWinds would like to thank Alex Birnberg of Zymo Security and FireEye for reporting on the issue in a responsible manner.
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