CVE-2024-28987
SolarWinds Web Help Desk Hardcoded Credential Vulnerability
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.1 Critical
- Published
- Aug 21, 2024
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Reserved
- Mar 13, 2024
Description
The SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) software is affected by a hardcoded credential vulnerability, allowing remote unauthenticated user to access internal functionality and modify data.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 9.1 Critical | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | SolarWinds |
Weaknesses
- CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Web Help DeskSolarWinds |
|
References
- https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2024-28987
- https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/SolarWinds-Web-Help-Desk-12-8-3-Hotfix-2
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-28987government-resource
- https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/22/hardcoded_credentials_bug_solarwinds_whd/
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