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Access Rights ManagerApplication · Solarwinds

CVE-2024-23479

CRITICAL · 9.6 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-02-15
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 2023.2.3 or later.
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100/100
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
SolarWinds Access Rights Manager (ARM) was found to be susceptible to a Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. If exploited, this vulnerability allows an unauthenticated user to achieve a Remote Code Execution.

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 a directory traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on the affected system. The vulnerability is rated critical due to the combination of network-exploitable access, no authentication required, and the ability to achieve full remote code execution.

MitigationApply the vendor-supplied security patch immediately. Given the CVSS 9.6 critical severity and unauthenticated RCE capability, this vulnerability should be prioritized for emergency patching.

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:< 2023.2.3

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
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/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. Confirm SolarWinds Access Rights Manager is installed
    Check for the presence of SolarWinds ARM in installed programs (Windows: Programs and Features, or check C:\Program Files\SolarWinds\Access Rights Manager)
    Affected if SolarWinds Access Rights Manager is not found on the system, then this CVE does not apply
  2. Identify the installed version
    Locate the version information - typically found in the application itself (Help > About) or check file version of executable such as SolarWinds.ARM.ServiceHost.exe in the installation directory
    Affected if Version is lower than 2023.2.3 (e.g., 2023.2.2, 2023.2.1, 2023.1.x, etc.)
  3. Verify the web interface is accessible
    Check if the SolarWinds ARM web service is running and accessible - typically on port 8080 or 8443 - attempt to access the login page from a browser or verify the service is listening
    Affected if The web interface is exposed and the application version is below 2023.2.3
  4. Confirm the application is network-reachable
    Review firewall rules or network configuration to determine if the SolarWinds ARM web service port is open to network traffic
    Affected if The service is network-reachable and version is below 2023.2.3, the system is vulnerable to unauthenticated remote exploitation

A system is affected if SolarWinds Access Rights Manager version 2023.2.3 or higher is NOT installed AND the web interface is accessible on the network.

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 2023.2.3 or later
Fixed in 2023.2.3
Interim mitigation

Apply the vendor-supplied security patch immediately. Given the CVSS 9.6 critical severity and unauthenticated RCE capability, this vulnerability should be prioritized for emergency patching.

Recommended fix High confidence

2023.2.3

  1. Navigate to the SolarWinds Access Rights Manager download page or customer portal
  2. Download version 2023.2.3 or later of Access Rights Manager
  3. Review the SolarWinds release notes for version 2023.2.3 to confirm the CVE-2024-23479 fix is included
  4. Back up the current ARM configuration and database before upgrading
  5. Stop all SolarWinds ARM services
  6. Install version 2023.2.3 of Access Rights Manager
  7. Restart all SolarWinds ARM services
  8. Verify the installation was successful and ARM is functioning properly
Caveat Review SolarWinds release notes for any configuration or feature changes between your current version and 2023.2.3

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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