CVE-2020-25617

Description

An issue was discovered in SolarWinds N-Central 12.3.0.670. The AdvancedScripts HTTP endpoint allows Relative Path Traversal by an authenticated user of the N-Central Administration Console (NAC), leading to execution of OS commands as root.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 10.97% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory solarwinds.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/ vendor advisory
https://ernw.de/en/publications.html third party advisory
https://insinuator.net/2020/12/security-advisories-for-solarwinds-n-central/ third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-25617?
CVE-2020-25617 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-25617?
To fix CVE-2020-25617, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-25617 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-25617 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~11% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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