CVE-2023-23840

Q: How do I fix CVE-2023-23840?

Upgrade orion platform to 2023.3.1 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2023-23840 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2023-23840 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 5.4% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2023-23840?

CVE-2023-23840 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.8, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2023-23840 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for orion platform (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

MEDIUMEPSS 92th pctl

6.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The SolarWinds Platform was susceptible to the Incorrect Comparison Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows users with administrative access to SolarWinds Web Console to execute arbitrary commands with NETWORK SERVICE privileges.

CWE-697

How to fix

Remediation Available

orion platformNVD

Affected:< 2023.3.1Fixed in:2023.3.1CVE-2023-23840derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorAdjacent

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

5.43%probability of exploitation in 30 days

92ndpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 92% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory2

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2024-5217	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
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CVE-2020-8864	High	8.8	80%	-	-
CVE-2025-3102	High	8.1	76%	-	-
CVE-2023-32571	Critical	9.8	35%	-	-
CVE-2020-8862	High	8.8	13%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2023-23840?

Upgrade orion platform to 2023.3.1 or later.

Is CVE-2023-23840 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2023-23840 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 5.4% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2023-23840?

CVE-2023-23840 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.8, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2023-23840 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for orion platform (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.