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Access Rights ManagerApplication · Solarwinds

CVE-2024-23465

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-07-17
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 2023.2.4 or later.
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93/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
The SolarWinds Access Rights Manager was found to be susceptible to an authentication bypass vulnerability. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated user to gain domain admin access within the Active Directory environment.  

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 confidence

SolarWinds Access Rights Manager contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker to gain domain administrator privileges within the Active Directory environment, effectively granting full control over the domain.

MitigationApply the vendor-supplied patch from SolarWinds immediately; until patched, consider network segmentation or disabling the affected service to reduce exposure.

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
Access Rights ManagerApplication
Affected:<= 2023.2.4

CVSS 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
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify SolarWinds Access Rights Manager installation
    Check for the presence of SolarWinds Access Rights Manager in installed programs via Windows Programs and Features, or query the Windows Registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall for entries containing 'SolarWinds' and 'Access Rights Manager'. Note the installed version number displayed.
    Affected if SolarWinds Access Rights Manager is installed and the version is 2023.2.4 or lower.
  2. Confirm the exact installed version
    If the product is installed, determine the precise version number from the About section within the SolarWinds Access Rights Manager console, or from the registry key DisplayVersion under the product's uninstall entry.
    Affected if The version number is less than or equal to 2023.2.4.
  3. Check if the ARM service is running and exposed
    Open Windows Services and verify the SolarWinds Access Rights Manager service status. Determine if the service is listening on external network interfaces by reviewing the service binding configuration or running 'netstat -an | findstr :port' where port is the ARM service port (commonly 8080 or 8443).
    Affected if The service is running and bound to accessible network interfaces, especially if exposed beyond the internal network.
  4. Review Active Directory integration configuration
    Within the SolarWinds Access Rights Manager console, navigate to the Active Directory integration settings to confirm that domain connectivity is configured and the service has privileged access to the AD environment.
    Affected if The product is integrated with Active Directory and has elevated domain permissions.

If SolarWinds Access Rights Manager version 2023.2.4 or lower is installed, the service is running and network-accessible, and AD integration is active, the environment is affected by this authentication bypass vulnerability.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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 · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 2023.2.4
Interim mitigation

Apply the vendor-supplied patch from SolarWinds immediately; until patched, consider network segmentation or disabling the affected service to reduce exposure.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

2024.1 or later (any version > 2023.2.4)

  1. Download the latest version of SolarWinds Access Rights Manager from the official SolarWinds download portal
  2. Review the release notes for version 2024.1 or later for any specific migration or upgrade instructions
  3. Backup the current Access Rights Manager configuration and database
  4. Install the upgraded version following the standard upgrade procedure
  5. Verify that the authentication mechanism is properly functioning post-upgrade
  6. Confirm that domain admin access requires proper authentication
Caveat Review release notes for any configuration or feature changes that may require adjustment during upgrade

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Access Rights Manager Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing8.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
18.0 hours of engineering $3,040
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