Advisory Details

September 13th, 2024

SolarWinds Access Rights Manager JsonSerializationBinder Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-24-1224
ZDI-CAN-24270

CVE ID CVE-2024-28991
CVSS SCORE 9.9, AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS SolarWinds
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Access Rights Manager
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of SolarWinds Access Rights Manager. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed.

The specific flaw exists within the JsonSerializationBinder class. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in deserialization of untrusted data. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS SolarWinds has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/arm/content/release_notes/arm_2024-3-1_release_notes.htm
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2024-05-24 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2024-09-13 - Coordinated public release of advisory
  • 2024-09-13 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT Piotr Bazydlo (@chudypb) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
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