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Access Rights ManagerApplication · Solarwinds

CVE-2024-23474

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 Arbitrary File Deletion and Information Disclosure vulnerability.

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 arbitrary file deletion and information disclosure vulnerability. This flaw allows a malicious actor to delete system files or access sensitive data outside the intended application scope, potentially leading to denial of service, data loss, or further network compromise.

MitigationApply the vendor-provided security update for SolarWinds Access Rights Manager immediately. Restrict network access to the ARM administration interfaces and implement least-privilege access controls until the patch can be deployed.

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.

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  1. Confirm SolarWinds ARM is installed
    Check Windows installed programs via Control Panel > Programs and Features, or run 'Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Product' in PowerShell to list installed software
    Affected if SolarWinds Access Rights Manager appears in the installed programs list
  2. Identify the installed ARM version
    Open SolarWinds Access Rights Manager, navigate to Help > About, or check the Windows Services list for 'SolarWinds Access Rights Manager' service and view its properties
    Affected if The version displayed is 2023.2.4 or earlier
  3. Verify version via file properties
    Navigate to the ARM installation directory (typically C:\Program Files\SolarWinds\Access Rights Manager, right-click the main executable (such as SolarWinds.ARM.ServiceHost.exe or similar), select Properties, and view the File Version
    Affected if The file version shows 2023.2.4 or lower
  4. Check if ARM web interface is accessible
    Attempt to access the ARM web console via browser at the configured port (default 8080 or 443), or run 'netstat -an | findstr "8080\|8443"' to check if ARM ports are listening
    Affected if The web interface is reachable and the underlying version is 2023.2.4 or earlier
  5. Confirm the service is running
    Open Services (services.msc) and locate 'SolarWinds Access Rights Manager' service, or run 'Get-Service | Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -like "*Access Rights Manager*"}' in PowerShell
    Affected if The service is running and the version is 2023.2.4 or earlier

If SolarWinds Access Rights Manager is installed and the version is 2023.2.4 or earlier, the environment is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion and information disclosure.

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

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AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

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-provided security update for SolarWinds Access Rights Manager immediately. Restrict network access to the ARM administration interfaces and implement least-privilege access controls until the patch can be deployed.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

2024.1 or later (any version newer than 2023.2.4)

  1. 1. Verify current SolarWinds Access Rights Manager version by checking the product UI or installed components
  2. 2. Obtain the latest version of SolarWinds Access Rights Manager from the official SolarWinds download portal at documentation.solarwinds.com or through your SolarWinds customer account
  3. 3. Review the release notes for the new version to confirm the security fix for CVE-2024-23474 is included
  4. 4. Create a complete backup of the current ARM installation including configuration files and database
  5. 5. Schedule a maintenance window as the upgrade may require service downtime
  6. 6. Run the installer for the new version, following the standard SolarWinds upgrade procedure
  7. 7. After upgrade, verify the Access Rights Manager service starts successfully
  8. 8. Validate that path traversal protections are active by testing that file access is restricted to authorized directories only
Caveat Standard SolarWinds upgrade considerations apply - review release notes for any configuration or feature changes that may require adjustments

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

Fix this in Access Rights Manager Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
22.0 hours of engineering $3,860
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