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CVE-2016-4350: Solarwinds Storage Resource Monitor: SQL injection

CVE-2016-4350 is rated critical with a CVSS v3.0 base score of 9.8 and affects Solarwinds Storage Resource Monitor. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication, without any user interaction. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability description

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in the Web Services web server in SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor (SRM) Profiler (formerly Storage Manager (STM)) before 6.2.3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) ScriptSchedule parameter in the ScriptServlet servlet; the (2) winEventId or (3) winEventLog parameter in the WindowsEventLogsServlet servlet; the (4) processOS parameter in the ProcessesServlet servlet; the (5) group, (6) groupName, or (7) clientName parameter in the BackupExceptionsServlet servlet; the (8) valDB or (9) valFS parameter in the BackupAssociationServlet servlet; the (10) orderBy or (11) orderDir parameter in the HostStorageServlet servlet; the (12) fileName, (13) sortField, or (14) sortDirection parameter in the DuplicateFilesServlet servlet; the (15) orderFld or (16) orderDir parameter in the QuantumMonitorServlet servlet; the (17) exitCode parameter in the NbuErrorMessageServlet servlet; the (18) udfName, (19) displayName, (20) udfDescription, (21) udfDataValue, (22) udfSectionName, or (23) udfId parameter in the UserDefinedFieldConfigServlet servlet; the (24) sortField or (25) sortDirection parameter in the XiotechMonitorServlet servlet; the (26) sortField or (27) sortDirection parameter in the BexDriveUsageSummaryServlet servlet; the (28) state parameter in the ScriptServlet servlet; the (29) assignedNames parameter in the FileActionAssignmentServlet servlet; the (30) winEventSource parameter in the WindowsEventLogsServlet servlet; or the (31) name, (32) ipOne, (33) ipTwo, or (34) ipThree parameter in the XiotechMonitorServlet servlet.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v3.0 9.8: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  • Attack vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network, with no need for local or physical access.
  • Attack complexity: Low. No special conditions; the attack can be repeated reliably.
  • Privileges required: None. No account or prior access is needed.
  • User interaction: None. No action from any user is needed.
  • Scope: Unchanged. Impact stays within the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: High. Total loss of confidentiality; sensitive data can be fully disclosed.
  • Integrity impact: High. Total loss of integrity; data or system state can be fully modified.
  • Availability impact: High. Total loss of availability; the component can be shut down.

Underlying weakness

CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command

The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Without sufficient removal or quoting of SQL syntax in user-controllable inputs, the generated SQL query can cause those inputs to be interpreted as SQL instead of ordinary user data.

Affected products

  • Solarwinds Storage Resource Monitor: up to and including 6.2.1

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