CVE-2024-0692
Published: 01 March 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-0692 is a high-severity Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CWE-502) vulnerability in Solarwinds Security Event Manager. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 0.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
The SolarWinds Security Event Manager is affected by CVE-2024-0692, a remote code execution vulnerability rated 8.8 CVSS that stems from deserialization of untrusted data (CWE-502). The flaw resides in the product’s service and permits unauthenticated abuse over an adjacent network.
An attacker with no credentials or user interaction can send crafted input to the service, resulting in arbitrary code execution that compromises confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the affected system.
SolarWinds has published security advisories and release notes for SEM 2023.4.1 that address the issue; administrators should apply the referenced update to remediate the vulnerability.
The CVE carries a high exploitation probability, with an EPSS score currently at 0.7830 and a recorded peak of 0.8527.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-16482
Vulnerability details
The SolarWinds Security Event Manager was susceptible to Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated user to abuse SolarWinds’ service, resulting in remote code execution.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing supplies malicious serialized objects, detecting unsafe deserialization and supporting corrective actions.
Evaluation of untrusted data handling (deserialization testing) reveals unsafe processing, which the required remediation process addresses.
Untrusted serialized data can be deserialized and observed inside the chamber, blocking gadget-chain exploitation outside the sandbox.
Validates or rejects untrusted serialized data before deserialization occurs.
Identifies and blocks malicious code introduced through deserialization of untrusted data at system boundaries.
Integrity verification of serialized information can detect tampering before deserialization occurs.
Provenance of associated data allows detection of untrusted sources before deserialization or processing occurs.