CVE-2020-27871

HIGH

SolarWinds Orion Platform 2020.2.1 - Path Traversal and Arbitrary File Write via VulnerabilitySettings.aspx

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files on affected installations of SolarWinds Orion Platform 2020.2.1. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within VulnerabilitySettings.aspx. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-11902.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-067/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.2
EPSS 0.8741
EPSS Percentile 99.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (1)
solarwinds/orion_platform 2020.2.1
Published Feb 10, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026