PT-2020-16129 · Solarwinds · Solarwinds N-Central

Fabian Ullrich · Published 2020-12-16 · Updated 2020-12-18 · CVE-2020-25617

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.0

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions SolarWinds N-Central version 12.3.0.670

Description An issue was discovered in SolarWinds N-Central, where the AdvancedScripts HTTP endpoint allows Relative Path Traversal by an authenticated user of the N-Central Administration Console (NAC), leading to execution of OS commands as root.

Recommendations For SolarWinds N-Central version 12.3.0.670, as a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the AdvancedScripts HTTP endpoint until a patch is available. Additionally, limiting the privileges of authenticated users in the N-Central Administration Console (NAC) may help minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-25617

Affected Products

Solarwinds N-Central

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-25617 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-25617 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/20913 · Telegram Post
• https://insinuator.net/2020/12/security-advisories-for-solarwinds-n-central · Note
• https://ernw.de/en/publications.html · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/7165 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/7329 · Telegram Post