CVE-2020-7984

Public Exploit

Description

SolarWinds N-central before 12.1 SP1 HF5 and 12.2 before SP1 HF2 allows remote attackers to retrieve cleartext domain admin credentials from the Agent & Probe settings, and obtain other sensitive information. The attacker can use a customer ID to self register and read any aspects of the agent/appliance configuration.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.66%
Vendor Advisory solarwindsmsp.com Vendor Advisory solarwindsmsp.com Vendor Advisory solarwindsmsp.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
https://blog.huntresslabs.com/validating-the-solarwinds-n-central-dumpster-diver-vulnerability-5e3a045982e5 exploit third party advisory patch
https://www.crn.com/news/managed-services/solarwinds-rmm-tool-has-open-zero-day-exploit-huntress-labs third party advisory
https://success.solarwindsmsp.com/kb/solarwinds_n-central/How-to-Expunge-credentials-for-Customer-levels-of-SolarWinds-N-central patch vendor advisory
https://community.solarwindsmsp.com/Support/Software-Downloads/MSP-N-Central/MSP-N-central-12-2-SP1-HF2 permissions required vendor advisory
https://community.solarwindsmsp.com/Support/Software-Downloads/MSP-N-Central/MSP-N-central-12-1-SP1-HF5 permissions required vendor advisory
https://github.com/flipflopfpv third party advisory
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156033 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
https://twitter.com/SecurityNewsbot/status/1219722631898812416 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-7984?
CVE-2020-7984 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-7984?
To fix CVE-2020-7984, 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-2020-7984 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-7984 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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