CVE-2021-35213 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

An Improper Access Control Privilege Escalation Vulnerability was discovered in the User Setting of Orion Platform version 2020.2.5. It allows a guest user to elevate privileges to the Administrator using this vulnerability. Authentication is required to exploit the vulnerability.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00342.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Microsoft	Windows
Solarwinds	Orion Platform

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:orion_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-21856	An Improper Access Control Privilege Escalation Vulnerability was discovered in the User Setting of Orion Platform version 2020.2.5. It allows a guest user to elevate privileges to the Administrator using this vulnerability. Authentication is required to exploit the vulnerability.

Fixes

Solution

SolarWinds has identified the fix for this vulnerability and have included it in the Orion Platform version 2020.2.6

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/core-secure-configuration.htm
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/release_notes/orion_platform_2020-2-6_release_notes.htm
https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2021-35213
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1244/

History

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00382}`	epss `{'score': 0.00342}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: SolarWinds

Published: 2021-08-31T15:58:48.612191Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T20:26:26.768Z

Reserved: 2021-06-22T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2021-35213

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-08-31T16:15:07.687

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:12:04.333

Link: CVE-2021-35213

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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