CVE-2023-35181

SolarWinds Access Rights Manager Incorrect Default Permissions Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track*

*SSVC

Descriptions

The SolarWinds Access Rights Manager was susceptible to Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows users to abuse incorrect folder permission resulting in Privilege Escalation.

SolarWinds Access Rights Manager era susceptible a una vulnerabilidad de escalada de privilegios. Esta vulnerabilidad permite a los usuarios abusar de permisos de carpeta incorrectos, lo que resulta en una escalada de privilegios.

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of SolarWinds Access Rights Manager. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the product installer. The issue results from incorrect permissions set on product folders created by the installer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM.

*Credits: Piotr Bazydlo (@chudypb) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

CVSS Scores

NISTv3.1 7.8

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track*

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Total

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-06-14 CVE Reserved
2023-10-19 CVE Published
2023-10-26 EPSS Updated
2024-09-13 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-276: Incorrect Default Permissions

CAPEC

CAPEC-233: Privilege Escalation

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2023-35181	2023-10-25

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Solarwinds Search vendor "Solarwinds"		Access Rights Manager Search vendor "Solarwinds" for product "Access Rights Manager"				<= 2023.2.0.73 Search vendor "Solarwinds" for product "Access Rights Manager" and version " <= 2023.2.0.73"		-		Affected