SolarWinds ETS 2020.2.6 HF4 Network Traffic cleartext transmission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in SolarWinds ETS 2020.2.6 HF4. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Network Traffic Handler. The manipulation leads to cleartext transmission. This vulnerability was named CVE-2021-35246. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SolarWinds ETS 2020.2.6 HF4. It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown processing of the component Network Traffic Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cleartext transmission vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-319. The product transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The application fails to prevent users from connecting to it over unencrypted connections. An attacker able to modify a legitimate user's network traffic could bypass the application's use of SSL/TLS encryption and use the application as a platform for attacks against its users.

The weakness was shared 11/23/2022. The advisory is shared at documentation.solarwinds.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-35246 since 06/22/2021. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1040 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 2022.4 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at documentation.solarwinds.com.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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CNA Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cleartext transmission
CWE: CWE-319 / CWE-310
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ETS 2022.4

Timelineinfo

06/22/2021 🔍
11/23/2022 +519 days 🔍
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12/22/2022 +29 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: solarwinds.com

Advisory: documentation.solarwinds.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-35246 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-35246
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-214269

Entryinfo

Created: 11/23/2022 20:42
Updated: 12/22/2022 14:51
Changes: 11/23/2022 20:42 (41), 12/22/2022 14:51 (12)
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Cache ID: 216:1E2:103

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