The application fails to prevent users from connecting to it over unencrypted connections. An attacker able to modify a legitimate user's network traffic could bypass the application's use of SSL/TLS encryption and use the application as a platform for attacks against its users.
Solution:
The product transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2021-35246 | patch vendor advisory |
| https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/ets/content/release_notes/ets_2022-4_release_notes.htm | release notes vendor advisory |
| https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-35246 | third party advisory |