SolarWinds Web Help Desk up to 12.8.4 hard-coded key

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in SolarWinds Web Help Desk up to 12.8.4 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation causes hard-coded key. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-28989. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SolarWinds Web Help Desk up to 12.8.4. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded key vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-321. The use of a hard-coded cryptographic key significantly increases the possibility that encrypted data may be recovered. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

SolarWinds Web Help Desk was found to have a hardcoded cryptographic key that could allow the disclosure of sensitive information from the software.

It is possible to read the advisory at solarwinds.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-28989 since 03/13/2024. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1600.001 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Class: Hard-coded key
CWE: CWE-321 / CWE-320
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Timelineinfo

03/13/2024 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: solarwinds.com

Advisory: solarwinds.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-28989 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-28989
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-295207

Entryinfo

Created: 02/11/2025 08:51
Changes: 02/11/2025 08:51 (60)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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