SolarWinds Orion Platform AppendCreatePrimary SQL Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

February 15th, 2024
ZDI-24-170 ZDI-CAN-21895

CVE ID

CVE-2023-35188

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

Orion Platform

Vulnerability Details

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of SolarWinds Orion Platform. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the AppendCreatePrimary method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to construct SQL queries. 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/orionplatform/content/release_notes/solarwinds_platform_2024-1_release_notes.htm

Disclosure Timeline

  • 2023-08-09 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2024-02-15 - Coordinated public release of advisory
  • 2024-07-01 - Advisory Updated

Credit

Piotr Bazydlo (@chudypb) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

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