CVE-2024-23468
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 Access Rights Manager was susceptible to a Directory Traversal and Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated user to perform arbitrary file deletion and leak sensitive information.
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 Access Rights Manager contained a directory traversal vulnerability allowing unauthenticated attackers to access arbitrary files on the system and delete them. This could expose sensitive configuration files, credentials, or user data, while the deletion capability could cause denial of service or data loss.
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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<= 2023.2.4CVSS 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
- Low
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm SolarWinds Access Rights Manager is installedLook for ARM installation directory (commonly C:\Program Files\SolarWinds\Access Rights Manager or /opt/solarwinds/arm) or check Windows Services for 'SolarWinds Access Rights Manager' serviceAffected if The software is present on the system
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Identify installed versionCheck the version of SolarWinds ARM: In Windows, right-click the ARM application shortcut and select Properties, or check Add/Remove Programs for the version. On the server, the version is often displayed in the SolarWinds ARM web console login page footer.Affected if The installed version is 2023.2.4 or earlier (any version <= 2023.2.4)
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Determine if web interface is network-accessibleCheck network binding configuration in IIS (if using IIS) or the built-in web server configuration. Verify whether the ARM web port (default 8080 or 443) is bound to external interfaces (0.0.0.0) versus localhost only (127.0.0.1). Review firewall rules allowing external access to the ARM web service.Affected if The ARM web interface is reachable from untrusted networks (not restricted to localhost or trusted internal subnets)
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Verify unauthenticated access is possibleAttempt to access the ARM login page from an untrusted network segment. The vulnerability allows unauthenticated path traversal, so no valid credentials should be required to exploit the flaw if the interface is exposed.Affected if Unauthenticated users can reach the ARM web interface without VPN or network restrictions
You are affected if SolarWinds Access Rights Manager version 2023.2.4 or earlier is installed AND its web interface is accessible from untrusted network locations.
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.
From vendor dataRestrict network exposure of the SolarWinds ARM interface to trusted networks only. Apply vendor-supplied patches immediately when available. Implement web application firewall rules to detect and block path traversal patterns (../, ..\).
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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.
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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.
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- 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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