SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted redirect

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to redirect. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-40545. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted (the affected version is unknown). This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a redirect vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-601. A web application accepts a user-controlled input that specifies a link to an external site, and uses that link in a Redirect. This simplifies phishing attacks. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted is susceptible to an open redirection vulnerability. The URL is not properly sanitized, and an attacker could manipulate the string to redirect a user to a malicious site. The attack complexity is high, and authentication is required.

The advisory is shared at solarwinds.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-40545 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1204.001 for this issue.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at EUVD (EUVD-2025-197926) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2615). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

  • SolarWinds Platform

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.5
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 4.4
NVD Vector: 🔒

CNA Base Score: 4.8
CNA Vector (SolarWinds): 🔒

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Redirect
CWE: CWE-601
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 CVE reserved
11/18/2025 +216 days Advisory disclosed
11/18/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/24/2025 +6 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: solarwinds.com

Advisory: solarwinds.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-40545 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-40545
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-332777
EUVD: 🔒
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2615 - SolarWinds Platform: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 11/18/2025 10:27
Updated: 11/24/2025 18:24
Changes: 11/18/2025 10:27 (60), 11/18/2025 11:31 (1), 11/18/2025 20:43 (7), 11/24/2025 18:24 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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