CVE-2024-28987: SolarWinds Web Help Desk Hardcoded Credential Vulnerability

CVE-2024-28987 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.1 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2024-10-15

SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) contains a hardcoded credential vulnerability. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this to access internal functionality and modify sensitive data.

Technologies: SolarWinds Web Help Desk. Vendors: SolarWinds.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2024-28987 exploited in the wild?
Yes. CVE-2024-28987 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 15 October 2024. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2024-28987?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.1, published 15 October 2024.
Which products and versions are affected?
SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) Up to (excluding) 12.8.3 Hotfix 2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2024-28987?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2024-28987 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2024-28987?
Check whether you run SolarWinds Web Help Desk. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Affected products

  • SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) Up to (excluding) 12.8.3 Hotfix 2

Timeline

  • 2024-08-21: disclosed: Initial CVE publication and vendor advisory
  • 2024-10-15: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog
  • 2024-10-15: exploited: Reported as exploited in the wild

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