{"id":3942,"date":"2024-06-07T13:04:34","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T18:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/vulnerabilities-threats\/solarwinds-flaw-flagged-by-nato-pen-tester"},"modified":"2024-06-07T13:04:34","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T18:04:34","slug":"solarwinds-flaw-flagged-by-nato-pen-tester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/index.php\/2024\/06\/07\/solarwinds-flaw-flagged-by-nato-pen-tester\/","title":{"rendered":"SolarWinds Flaw Flagged by NATO Pen Tester"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eu-images.contentstack.com\/v3\/assets\/blt6d90778a997de1cd\/blt87a9a62e14e5c16e\/666343ceec03bda3d115a302\/Software_patch_Zoonar_GmbH_Alamy.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/solarwinds-flaw-flagged-by-nato-pen-tester.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/solarwinds-flaw-flagged-by-nato-pen-tester.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">SolarWinds has released its version 2024.2, including a variety of new features and upgrades, along with patches for three different security vulnerabilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">Notably, one high-severity SWQL injection bug, tracked under <\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"><a class=\"ContentText-BodyTextChunk ContentText-BodyTextChunk_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.solarwinds.com\/trust-center\/security-advisories\/cve-2024-28996\" rel=\"noopener\">CVE-2024-28996<\/a><\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"> (CVSS 7.5), was reported to SolarWinds security by Nils Putnins, a penetration tester affiliated with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), <\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"><a class=\"ContentText-BodyTextChunk ContentText-BodyTextChunk_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/documentation.solarwinds.com\/en\/success_center\/orionplatform\/content\/release_notes\/solarwinds_platform_2024-2_release_notes.htm#link5\" rel=\"noopener\">the company reported<\/a><\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"> along with the new release. 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ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"> (CVSS 7.1), the company said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">In addition to security updates, the latest SolarWinds version includes improvements in its map functionality, as well as better stability, performance, and user experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">SolarWinds didn&#8217;t report whether any of these flaws were exploited in the wild, but did note that, regarding the highest-severity CVE, the &#8220;attack complexity is high.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">A <\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"><a class=\"ContentText-BodyTextChunk ContentText-BodyTextChunk_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/cyber-risk\/5-key-takeaways-from-the-solarwinds-breach\" rel=\"noopener\">SolarWinds vulnerability<\/a><\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"> was infamously exploited in 2020 to compromise many high-profile organizations, including agencies of the US federal government.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/vulnerabilities-threats\/solarwinds-flaw-flagged-by-nato-pen-tester\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SolarWinds has released its version 2024.2, including a variety 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