CVE-2023-33225 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The SolarWinds Platform was susceptible to the Incorrect Comparison Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows users with administrative access to SolarWinds Web Console to execute arbitrary commands with SYSTEM privileges.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00107.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Solarwinds	Solarwinds Platform

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:solarwinds_platform:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-37395	The SolarWinds Platform was susceptible to the Incorrect Comparison Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows users with administrative access to SolarWinds Web Console to execute arbitrary commands with SYSTEM privileges.

Fixes

Solution

All SolarWinds Platform customers are advised to upgrade to the latest version of the SolarWinds Platform version 2023.3

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/orionplatform/content/release_notes/solarwinds_platform_2023-3_release_notes.htm
https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2023-33225

History

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: SolarWinds

Published: 2023-07-26T13:46:19.198Z

Updated: 2025-07-09T13:48:53.623Z

Reserved: 2023-05-18T17:07:54.138Z

Link: CVE-2023-33225

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T15:39:35.854Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-07-26T14:15:10.417

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:05:10.647

Link: CVE-2023-33225

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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