CVE-2023-23844

Q: How do I fix CVE-2023-23844?

Upgrade solarwinds platform to 2023.3.0 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2023-23844 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2023-23844 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 3.0% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 86% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2023-23844?

CVE-2023-23844 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2, rated high. 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-2023-23844 affect?

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

HIGHEPSS 86th pctl

7.2

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 SYSTEM privileges.

CWE-184 CWE-697

How to fix

Remediation Available

solarwinds platformNVD

Affected:< 2023.3.0Fixed in:2023.3.0CVE-2023-23844derived 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 VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

3.00%probability of exploitation in 30 days

86thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 86% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

solarwinds.com

Release Notes1

documentation.solarwinds.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-184 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2024-5217	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2022-43396	High	8.8	55%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-7525	Critical	9.8	38%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-5178	Medium	4.9	34%	-	-
CVE-2018-7489	Critical	9.8	20%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-6383	High	8.8	13%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2023-23844?

Upgrade solarwinds platform to 2023.3.0 or later.

Is CVE-2023-23844 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2023-23844 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 3.0% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 86% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2023-23844?

CVE-2023-23844 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2, rated high. 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-2023-23844 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for solarwinds 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.