CVE-2021-35221

ImportAlert Improper Access Control Tampering Vulnerability

Severity Score

8.1

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Improper Access Control Tampering Vulnerability using ImportAlert function which can lead to a Remote Code Execution (RCE) from the Alerts Settings page.

Una Vulnerabilidad de Manipulación del Control de Acceso Inapropiado usando la función ImportAlert que puede conllevar una Ejecución de Código Remota (RCE) desde la página Alerts Settings

*Credits: SolarWinds would like to thank Alex Birnberg of Zymo Security and FireEye for reporting on the issue in a responsible manner.

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2021-06-22 CVE Reserved
2021-08-31 CVE Published
2023-08-16 EPSS Updated
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-284: Improper Access Control

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/Mitigate-the-ImportAlert-Improper-Access-Control-Tampering-Vulnerability-CVE-2021-35221?language=en_US	2022-10-27
https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/Orion-Platform-2020-2-6-Hotfix-1?language=en_US	2022-10-27

URL	Date	SRC
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/core-secure-configuration.htm	2022-10-27
https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2021-35221	2022-10-27

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Solarwinds Search vendor "Solarwinds"	Orion Platform Search vendor "Solarwinds" for product "Orion Platform"	< 2020.2.6 Search vendor "Solarwinds" for product "Orion Platform" and version " < 2020.2.6"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe