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Solarwinds PlatformApplication · Solarwinds

CVE-2024-29001

HIGH · 7.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-04-18
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 2024.1.1 or later.
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74/100
Remediation priority · Elevated

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
A SolarWinds Platform SWQL Injection Vulnerability was identified in the user interface. This vulnerability requires authentication and user interaction to be exploited.

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 · high confidence

A SWQL (SolarWinds Query Language) injection vulnerability exists in the SolarWinds Platform user interface. The flaw allows authenticated users to inject malicious SWQL queries through the UI, potentially allowing data exfiltration or unauthorized database manipulation. Exploitation requires both authentication and user interaction (such as clicking a crafted link or submitting malicious input).

MitigationApply the vendor-supplied patch or updated version of SolarWinds Platform. Review user access controls and monitor for suspicious query patterns in the interim.

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
Solarwinds PlatformApplication
Affected:< 2024.1.1

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
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/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. Identify installed SolarWinds Platform version
    Access the SolarWinds Platform web UI and navigate to the About or Support section, typically found under Settings > All Settings > About in the Orion Platform. Alternatively, check the installed software list on the server hosting the SolarWinds Platform or review the version displayed on the login page.
    Affected if The displayed version is earlier than 2024.1.1 (for example, 2023.x, 2022.x, or any release prior to the 2024.1.1 patch).
  2. Confirm SWQL query interface is accessible
    Verify that you can access the SolarWinds Query Language (SWQL) query interface within the SolarWinds Platform. This is typically available through the SWQL Studio tool, Advanced Features in the web UI, or custom SWQL-based views and dashboards.
    Affected if The SWQL query interface is available and you have valid credentials to log in to the SolarWinds Platform.
  3. Review logs for suspicious SWQL query patterns
    Examine the SolarWinds Platform logs, particularly the Web logs and SWQL-related logs, for any unusual or malformed query patterns that may indicate injection attempts. Look for queries containing unexpected syntax, UNION statements, OR conditions with tautologies, or comments used to truncate queries.
    Affected if Logs contain SWQL queries that appear to contain injection payloads or unexpected SQL-like syntax not generated by normal application behavior.

A user is affected if their SolarWinds Platform installation shows a version number lower than 2024.1.1 AND they have authenticated access to the SWQL query interface in the UI.

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 2024.1.1 or later
Fixed in 2024.1.1
Interim mitigation

Apply the vendor-supplied patch or updated version of SolarWinds Platform. Review user access controls and monitor for suspicious query patterns in the interim.

Recommended fix High confidence

2024.1.1

  1. Back up the SolarWinds Platform database and configuration before starting the upgrade
  2. Download SolarWinds Platform version 2024.1.1 or later from the official SolarWinds download portal
  3. Stop all SolarWinds services to ensure a clean upgrade environment
  4. Run the installer for version 2024.1.1 and follow the on-screen upgrade wizard
  5. After installation completes, restart all SolarWinds services
  6. Verify the upgrade was successful by logging into the web interface and confirming all services are running
Caveat Review SolarWinds upgrade documentation for any prerequisites or compatibility considerations before upgrading

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

Fix this in Solarwinds Platform Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
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