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FKIE_CVE-2023-23843

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2023-07-26 14:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 05:38

Severity

7.2 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

The SolarWinds Platform was susceptible to the Incorrect Comparison Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows users with administrative access to SolarWinds Web Console to execute arbitrary commands.

References

URL	Tags
psirt@solarwinds.com	https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/release_notes/solarwinds_platform_2023-3_release_notes.htm	Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
psirt@solarwinds.com	https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2023-23843	Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/release_notes/solarwinds_platform_2023-3_release_notes.htm	Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2023-23843	Vendor Advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	solarwinds	solarwinds_platform	*

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CVE-2023-23843 (GCVE-0-2023-23843)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-07-26 13:58 – Updated: 2024-10-23 15:37

Title

SolarWinds Platform Incorrect Comparison Vulnerability

Summary

The SolarWinds Platform was susceptible to the Incorrect Comparison Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows users with administrative access to SolarWinds Web Console to execute arbitrary commands.

Severity

7.2 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2024-10-23 15:37 UTC

CWE

CWE-697 - Incorrect Comparison

Assigner

SolarWinds mitre root

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-…
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_c…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
SolarWinds	SolarWinds Platform	Affected: 0 , < 2023.3 (2023.3)

Date Public

2023-07-25 00:00

Credits

SolarWinds would like to thank Piotr Bazydlo (@chudypb) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative for reporting on the issue in a responsible manner.

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