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CVE-2024-28987: SolarWinds Web Help Desk Hardcoded Credential Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2024-28987
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
SolarWinds Web Help Desk contains a hardcoded credential vulnerability that could allow a remote, unauthenticated user to access internal functionality and modify data.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: SolarWindsproduct: Web Help DeskAuthentication bypassOther
What
The vulnerability allows a remote, unauthenticated user to access internal functionality and modify data due to hardcoded credentials.
Who is affected
Deployments of SolarWinds Web Help Desk are affected.
Urgency
Remediation is urgent as the vulnerability is actively exploited and classified as critical.
Action
Update to the latest version to remove hardcoded credentials.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2024-10-15
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28987

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2024-28987coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

Recent advisories for SolarWinds Web Help

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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