CVE intelligence and bounded remediation

CVE-2021-35212 — An SQL injection Privilege Escalation Vulnerability was discovered in the Orion Platform reported by the ZDI Team

High CVSS 9

An SQL injection Privilege Escalation Vulnerability was discovered in the Orion Platform reported by the ZDI Team. A blind Boolean SQL injection which could lead to full read/write over the Orion database content including the Orion certificate for any authenticated user.

Severity
High
CVSS
9 (2.0)
Published
2021-08-31
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
software/application
Weaknesses
CWE-89

Affected products

  • solarwinds / orion_platform / 2019.2
  • solarwinds / orion_platform / 2019.4
  • solarwinds / orion_platform / 2020.2.1
  • solarwinds / orion_platform / 2020.2.4
  • solarwinds / orion_platform / 2020.2.5

Matched remediation archetype

SQL and data-query injection

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Check exposure

  • Trace request, message, file, and stored values into SQL, ORM query fragments, filters, sort expressions, and other data-query languages.
  • Inventory database roles, reachable schemas, multi-tenant boundaries, and whether stacked or administrative operations are enabled.
  • Check both direct queries and second-order use of previously stored values.

Remediate safely

  • Use parameterized queries or safe query builders for all values; map identifiers and operators through explicit allowlists.
  • Remove raw query concatenation and give the application account only the tables and operations it requires.
  • Update affected data-access components and add regression tests for query structure preservation with inert edge-case inputs.

Authoritative sources

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