PT-2020-16132 · Solarwinds · Solarwinds N-Central

Fabian Ullrich · Published 2020-12-16 · Updated 2020-12-21 · CVE-2020-25620

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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 hard-coded credentials exist by default for local user accounts named [e-mail] and [e-mail]. These credentials allow logins to the N-Central Administrative Console and/or the regular web interface.

Recommendations For SolarWinds N-Central version 12.3.0.670, consider changing the default credentials for the [e-mail] and [e-mail] user accounts to prevent unauthorized access. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to the N-Central Administrative Console and the regular web interface until the issue is resolved.

Fix

Using Hardcoded Credentials

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-798

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-25620

Affected Products

Solarwinds N-Central

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-25620 · Security Note
• https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-25620 · Vendor Advisory
• https://insinuator.net/2020/12/security-advisories-for-solarwinds-n-central · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/7469 · Telegram Post
• https://ernw.de/en/publications.html · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/20930 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/7175 · Telegram Post