7.5
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2020-7984
SolarWinds N-central CREDENTIAL DISCLOSURE
Description

SolarWinds N-central before 12.1 SP1 HF5 and 12.2 before SP1 HF2 allows remote attackers to retrieve cleartext domain admin credentials from the Agent & Probe settings, and obtain other sensitive information. The attacker can use a customer ID to self register and read any aspects of the agent/appliance configuration.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 26, 2020, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:38 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-7984 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
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-7984 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

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-2020-7984.

URL Resource
https://blog.huntresslabs.com/validating-the-solarwinds-n-central-dumpster-diver-vulnerability-5e3a045982e5 Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
https://community.solarwindsmsp.com/Support/Software-Downloads/MSP-N-Central/MSP-N-central-12-1-SP1-HF5 Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
https://community.solarwindsmsp.com/Support/Software-Downloads/MSP-N-Central/MSP-N-central-12-2-SP1-HF2 Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/flipflopfpv Third Party Advisory
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156033 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://success.solarwindsmsp.com/kb/solarwinds_n-central/How-to-Expunge-credentials-for-Customer-levels-of-SolarWinds-N-central Patch Vendor Advisory
https://twitter.com/SecurityNewsbot/status/1219722631898812416 Third Party Advisory
https://www.crn.com/news/managed-services/solarwinds-rmm-tool-has-open-zero-day-exploit-huntress-labs Third Party Advisory
https://blog.huntresslabs.com/validating-the-solarwinds-n-central-dumpster-diver-vulnerability-5e3a045982e5 Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
https://community.solarwindsmsp.com/Support/Software-Downloads/MSP-N-Central/MSP-N-central-12-1-SP1-HF5 Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
https://community.solarwindsmsp.com/Support/Software-Downloads/MSP-N-Central/MSP-N-central-12-2-SP1-HF2 Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/flipflopfpv Third Party Advisory
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156033 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://success.solarwindsmsp.com/kb/solarwinds_n-central/How-to-Expunge-credentials-for-Customer-levels-of-SolarWinds-N-central Patch Vendor Advisory
https://twitter.com/SecurityNewsbot/status/1219722631898812416 Third Party Advisory
https://www.crn.com/news/managed-services/solarwinds-rmm-tool-has-open-zero-day-exploit-huntress-labs Third Party Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-7984 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

This application utilized the Self Registration feature to create a rogue agent that then dumps ApplianceConfiguration settings which may or may not contain information such as plain text passwords. This was reported to SolarWinds PSIRT on 10/10/2019 with very little feedback.

C#

Updated: 1 year, 5 months ago
4 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Jan. 21, 2020, 3:34 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-7984 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-7984 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://blog.huntresslabs.com/validating-the-solarwinds-n-central-dumpster-diver-vulnerability-5e3a045982e5
    Added Reference https://community.solarwindsmsp.com/Support/Software-Downloads/MSP-N-Central/MSP-N-central-12-1-SP1-HF5
    Added Reference https://community.solarwindsmsp.com/Support/Software-Downloads/MSP-N-Central/MSP-N-central-12-2-SP1-HF2
    Added Reference https://github.com/flipflopfpv
    Added Reference https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156033
    Added Reference https://success.solarwindsmsp.com/kb/solarwinds_n-central/How-to-Expunge-credentials-for-Customer-levels-of-SolarWinds-N-central
    Added Reference https://twitter.com/SecurityNewsbot/status/1219722631898812416
    Added Reference https://www.crn.com/news/managed-services/solarwinds-rmm-tool-has-open-zero-day-exploit-huntress-labs
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Feb. 05, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://blog.huntresslabs.com/validating-the-solarwinds-n-central-dumpster-diver-vulnerability-5e3a045982e5 No Types Assigned https://blog.huntresslabs.com/validating-the-solarwinds-n-central-dumpster-diver-vulnerability-5e3a045982e5 Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://community.solarwindsmsp.com/Support/Software-Downloads/MSP-N-Central/MSP-N-central-12-1-SP1-HF5 No Types Assigned https://community.solarwindsmsp.com/Support/Software-Downloads/MSP-N-Central/MSP-N-central-12-1-SP1-HF5 Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://community.solarwindsmsp.com/Support/Software-Downloads/MSP-N-Central/MSP-N-central-12-2-SP1-HF2 No Types Assigned https://community.solarwindsmsp.com/Support/Software-Downloads/MSP-N-Central/MSP-N-central-12-2-SP1-HF2 Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/flipflopfpv No Types Assigned https://github.com/flipflopfpv Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156033 No Types Assigned https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156033 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://success.solarwindsmsp.com/kb/solarwinds_n-central/How-to-Expunge-credentials-for-Customer-levels-of-SolarWinds-N-central No Types Assigned https://success.solarwindsmsp.com/kb/solarwinds_n-central/How-to-Expunge-credentials-for-Customer-levels-of-SolarWinds-N-central Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://twitter.com/SecurityNewsbot/status/1219722631898812416 No Types Assigned https://twitter.com/SecurityNewsbot/status/1219722631898812416 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.crn.com/news/managed-services/solarwinds-rmm-tool-has-open-zero-day-exploit-huntress-labs No Types Assigned https://www.crn.com/news/managed-services/solarwinds-rmm-tool-has-open-zero-day-exploit-huntress-labs Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-319
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:n-central:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 12.1.1.404 *cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:n-central:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.2 up to (excluding) 12.2.1.280
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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

0.66 }} -0.04%

score

0.69805

percentile