Advisory Details

November 23rd, 2022

SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor WebUserSettingsCrudHandler Improper Input Validation Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2022-36960
CVSS SCORE	8.8, AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS	SolarWinds
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Network Performance Monitor
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the CheckWhetherNonAdminAttemptsToModifyBlacklistedRecords function. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the user-supplied SettingName parameter. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges to resources normally protected from the user.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	SolarWinds has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2022-36960
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2022-06-07 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2022-11-23 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Piotr Bazydlo (@chudypb) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

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