TI-2020-16937 Aliases CVE-2020-27869 GHSA-f6fw-jv2q-2mh7

SQL injection in SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor

MEDIUM 46CWE-89Published 2021-02-11 · Updated 2024-08-04

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: SQL injection
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.

Summary

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor 2020 HF1, NPM: 2020.2. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the WriteToFile method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to construct SQL queries. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and reset the password for the Admin user. Was ZDI-CAN-11804.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05334 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
SolarWinds	Network Performance Monitor	2020 HF1, NPM: 2020.2	—	No fix listed	CNA

Network Performance Monitor VendorSolarWinds Affected 2020 HF1, NPM: 2020.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:network_performance_monitor:2020:hotfix1::::::	2020 hotfix1	Vulnerable	SolarWinds
cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:network_performance_monitor:2020.2:::::::*	2020.2	Vulnerable	SolarWinds

cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:network_performance_monitor:2020:hotfix1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2020 hotfix1 Vulnerable ·SolarWinds
cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:network_performance_monitor:2020.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2020.2 Vulnerable ·SolarWinds

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-27869
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f6fw-jv2q-2mh7

References

Advisory 1

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-064/

TI-2021-11603 Deserialization of untrusted data in SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2018-09665 SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor 12.3 allows SQL Injection via the… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
TI-2021-14118 Netpath Horizontal Privilege Escalation Vulnerability: NPM 2020.2.5 CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
TI-2017-06944 The 'Upload logo from external path' function of SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 4.9
TI-2017-06943 Persistent cross-site scripting (XSS) in the Add Node function of SolarWinds Network… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 4.8
TI-2019-09633 SolarWinds Orion Platform 2018.4 HF3 (NPM 12.4, NetPath 1.1.4) is vulnerable to… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5

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Sources

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