CVE-2022-47509
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe SolarWinds Platform was susceptible to the Incorrect Input Neutralization Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows a remote adversary with a valid SolarWinds Platform account to append URL parameters to inject HTML.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceSolarWinds Platform contains an Incorrect Input Neutralization vulnerability (XSS) where an authenticated remote attacker with a valid account can inject HTML by appending malicious parameters to URLs. This is a reflected XSS vulnerability requiring user interaction (e.g., tricking a user into clicking a crafted URL).
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 2023.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm SolarWinds Orion Platform installationLocate the SolarWinds Orion Platform installation and identify the installed version. This is typically found in the Orion Web Console login page footer, or via the SolarWinds Configuration Wizard, or by checking the installation directory for version information.Affected if SolarWinds Orion Platform is installed and the version is earlier than 2023.2
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Verify version against affected rangeCompare your installed version number to 2023.2. Any version prior to 2023.2 (including 2022.x, 2021.x, and earlier) contains the vulnerable code.Affected if The installed version is any release prior to 2023.2
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Confirm authentication mechanism existsCheck if the Orion Platform has user accounts configured. The vulnerability requires an authenticated user to craft the malicious URL, or to trick another valid user into clicking it.Affected if There are active user accounts in the SolarWinds Orion Platform that could be exploited to craft or be victimized by the reflected XSS
You are affected if your SolarWinds Orion Platform version is earlier than 2023.2 and you have user accounts that could be targeted or tricked into clicking a crafted URL.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped2023.2
Implement proper input validation and output encoding for all URL parameters in the SolarWinds Platform. Sanitize or validate user-supplied input before reflecting it in the response. Apply vendor-provided patches when available.
2023.2
- Review the SolarWinds Platform 2023.2 release notes for upgrade requirements and any known issues
- Ensure you have a valid backup of your SolarWinds Orion database and configuration
- Download the SolarWinds Platform 2023.2 installer from the SolarWinds customer portal
- Execute the upgrade following the standard SolarWinds Platform upgrade procedure
- After upgrade, verify the version shows 2023.2 and confirm the XSS vulnerability is resolved
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-47509 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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