Medium CVSS 5.3

Overview

SolarWinds Web Help Desk was reported to be affected by an XML External Entity Injection (XXE) vulnerability that could lead to information disclosure. A valid, low-privilege access is required unless the attacker had access to the local server to modify configuration files.

Risk analysis

This vulnerability is rated 🟡 MEDIUM.

  • CVSS: 5.3 (MEDIUM)
  • Detected tags: info_leak, xxe (tag impact: MODERATE)

Recommended actions:

  • Reduce verbose errors, remove debug endpoints, minimize PII in logs.
  • Disable external entities in XML parsers; use safe libraries.

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