CVE-2024-28987
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-08-21 21:17
Modified
2024-10-16 13:00
Severity ?
9.1 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Summary
The SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) software is affected by a hardcoded credential vulnerability, allowing remote unauthenticated user to access internal functionality and modify data.
References
psirt@solarwinds.comhttps://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/SolarWinds-Web-Help-Desk-12-8-3-Hotfix-2Release Notes
psirt@solarwinds.comhttps://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2024-28987Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/22/hardcoded_credentials_bug_solarwinds_whd/Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
SolarWinds Web Help Desk Version: 12.8.3 Hotfix 1 and previous versions
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CISA Known exploited vulnerability
Data from the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Date added: 2024-10-15

Due date: 2024-11-05

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2024-28987 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28987

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