VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2024-28987
SolarWinds Web Help Desk Hardcoded Credential Vulnerability
KEVCRITICAL 9.1EPSS 93.2%
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 5 November 2024). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
The SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) software is affected by a hardcoded credential vulnerability, allowing remote unauthenticated user to access internal functionality and modify data.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 93.21% probability · 100th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Listed 15 October 2024 · due 5 November 2024
- Weakness
- CWE-798
- Affected
- solarwinds/web help desk
- Source
- psirt@solarwinds.com
CISA notes
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2024-28987 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28987
References
- https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/SolarWinds-Web-Help-Desk-12-8-3-Hotfix-2Release Notes
- https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2024-28987Vendor Advisory
- https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/22/hardcoded_credentials_bug_solarwinds_whd/Press/Media Coverage, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-28987US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.