Advisory Details

April 8th, 2014

SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor VSReport Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID
CVSS SCORE	7.5, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS	SolarWinds
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Server and Application Monitor
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of SolarWinds Server and Application Monitor. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the VSReport ActiveX control. The issue lies in the ability to execute arbitrary OS commands from the control. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current user.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	SolarWinds has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: http://www.solarwinds.com/documentation/Orion/docs/ReleaseNotes/releaseNotes.htm
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2013-10-27 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2014-04-08 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Andrea Micalizzi aka rgod

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