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SolarWinds Platform Vulnerability Let Attackers Execute Arbitrary Commands

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SolarWinds Platform has published its release notes 2023.3.1, which provides multiple bug fixes and security updates. With this release, the platform has fixed two vulnerabilities, CVE-2023-23840 and CVE-2023-23845, related to arbitrary command execution. 

SolarWinds Platform is an infrastructure monitoring and management platform designed for simplifying IT administration for on-premises, hybrid, and SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) environments.

CVE-2023-23840 & CVE-2023-23845: Incorrect Comparison

These vulnerabilities can be exploited by threat actors or users with administrative access to SolarWinds Web console to execute arbitrary commands with NETWORK SERVICE privileges due to incorrect comparison vulnerability. The CVSS Score for these vulnerabilities has been given as 6.8 (Medium).

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Bugs Fixed

In addition to this, SolarWinds has also patched multiple bug fixes that were associated with performance issues, FreeICMP SWQL query optimization, PerfStack updates, and SolarWinds Agent configuration improvement.

Furthermore, Two error messages were fixed: “There was an error retrieving data from SolarWinds Information Service” and “Cannot access a disposed object. Object name: ‘System.ServiceModel.Channels.ServiceChannel’.”

Additionally, nfs2 and nfs3 volume types for AIX systems have now been classified as NetworkDisks. As per the new release, swdebugMaintenanceExecutionHistory.log will show when the job started and when it was completed if database maintenance is run manually. 

Another bug fix stated, “In environments with HA pools, the SolarWinds Agent configuration was improved so that the Agents do not experience connection issues or do not connect to an incorrect polling engine. The issues were caused by incorrectly assigned engine IP addresses.” as per the current release notes.

The last SolarWinds release was on July 25, 2023, which fixed one low-severity and five medium-severity vulnerabilities, along with multiple bug fixes on the Platform.

Users of the SolarWinds Platform are recommended to upgrade to the latest version of SolarWinds to fix the bugs and vulnerabilities.

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Eswar
Eswar is a Cyber security content editor with a passion for creating captivating and informative content. With years of experience under his belt in Cyber Security, he is covering Cyber Security News, technology and other news.

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