8.8
HIGH
CVE-2020-25618
SolarWinds N-Central Sudo Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

An issue was discovered in SolarWinds N-Central 12.3.0.670. The sudo configuration has incorrect access control because the nable web user account is effectively able to run arbitrary OS commands as root (i.e., the use of root privileges is not limited to specific programs listed in the sudoers file).

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 16, 2020, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 21, 2020, 4:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-25618 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Solarwinds n-central
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-25618.

URL Resource
https://ernw.de/en/publications.html Third Party Advisory
https://insinuator.net/2020/12/security-advisories-for-solarwinds-n-central/ Third Party Advisory
https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/ Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-25618 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 21, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://ernw.de/en/publications.html No Types Assigned https://ernw.de/en/publications.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://insinuator.net/2020/12/security-advisories-for-solarwinds-n-central/ No Types Assigned https://insinuator.net/2020/12/security-advisories-for-solarwinds-n-central/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/ No Types Assigned https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/ Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-78
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:n-central:12.3.0.670:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-25618 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.74 }} 0.00%

score

0.77819

percentile

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