Advisory Details

October 21st, 2022

SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor BytesToMessage Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2022-38108
CVSS SCORE	7.2, AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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 execute arbitrary code on affected installations of SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the MessageToBytes function. 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://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2022-38108
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2022-05-27 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2022-10-21 - Coordinated public release of advisory 2022-12-14 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT	Piotr Bazydlo (@chudypb) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

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