CVE-2020-27869

HIGH

SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor 2020 HF1, 2020.2 - Authenticated SQL Injection via WriteToFile Method

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor 2020 HF1, NPM: 2020.2. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the WriteToFile 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 escalate privileges and reset the password for the Admin user. Was ZDI-CAN-11804.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-064/

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.6227
EPSS Percentile 98.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (2)
solarwinds/network_performance_monitor 2020 hotfix1
solarwinds/network_performance_monitor 2020.2
Published Feb 12, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026