SolarWinds Virtualization Manager <= 6.3.1 Privilege Escalation - Nessus

High Plugin ID: 154954

This page contains detailed information about the SolarWinds Virtualization Manager <= 6.3.1 Privilege Escalation Nessus plugin including available exploits and PoCs found on GitHub, in Metasploit or Exploit-DB for verifying of this vulnerability.

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Plugin Overview
Vulnerability Information

Synopsis
Description
Solution

Public Exploits
Risk Information
Plugin Source
How to Run
References
Version

Plugin Overview

ID: 154954
Name: SolarWinds Virtualization Manager <= 6.3.1 Privilege Escalation
Filename: solarwinds_virtualization_manager_6_3_1.nasl
Vulnerability Published: 2016-06-15
This Plugin Published: 2021-11-08
Last Modification Time: 2022-01-20
Plugin Version: 1.5
Plugin Type: remote
Plugin Family: Misc.
Dependencies: solarwinds_virtualization_manager_detect.nbin
Required KB Items [?]: installed_sw/SolarWinds Virtualization Manager

Vulnerability Information

Severity: High
Vulnerability Published: 2016-06-15
Patch Published: 2016-06-01
CVE [?]: CVE-2016-3643
CPE [?]: cpe:/a:solarwinds:virtualization_manager

Synopsis

The remote SolarWinds Virtualization Manager server is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Description

The remote SolarWinds Virtualization Manager server is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability. SolarWinds Virtualization Manager 6.3.1 and earlier allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging a misconfiguration of sudo, as demonstrated by sudo cat /etc/passwd.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to SolarWinds Virtualization Manager version 6.3.2 or later.

Public Exploits

Target Network Port(s): N/A
Target Asset(s): N/A
Exploit Available: True (Exploit-DB)
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Here's the list of publicly known exploits and PoCs for verifying the SolarWinds Virtualization Manager <= 6.3.1 Privilege Escalation vulnerability:

Exploit-DB: exploits/linux/local/39967.txt
[EDB-39967: SolarWinds Virtualization Manager - Local Privilege Escalation]

Before running any exploit against any system, make sure you are authorized by the owner of the target system(s) to perform such activity. In any other case, this would be considered as an illegal activity.

WARNING: Beware of using unverified exploits from sources such as GitHub or Exploit-DB. These exploits and PoCs could contain malware. For more information, see how to use exploits safely.

Risk Information

CVSS Score Source [?]: CVE-2016-3643
CVSS V2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS Base Score:	7.2 (High)
Impact Subscore:	10.0
Exploitability Subscore:	3.9
CVSS Temporal Score:	6.3 (Medium)
CVSS Environmental Score:	NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:	NA
Overall CVSS Score:	6.3 (Medium)

CVSS V3 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Base Score:	7.8 (High)
Impact Subscore:	5.9
Exploitability Subscore:	1.8
CVSS Temporal Score:	7.5 (High)
CVSS Environmental Score:	NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:	NA
Overall CVSS Score:	7.5 (High)

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Plugin Source

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
##
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
##

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(154954);
  script_version("1.5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2022/01/20");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-3643");
  script_xref(name:"CISA-KNOWN-EXPLOITED", value:"2022/05/03");

  script_name(english:"SolarWinds Virtualization Manager <= 6.3.1 Privilege Escalation");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote SolarWinds Virtualization Manager server is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote SolarWinds Virtualization Manager server is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability. SolarWinds
Virtualization Manager 6.3.1 and earlier allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging a misconfiguration of sudo,
as demonstrated by sudo cat /etc/passwd.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  # https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137487/Solarwinds-Virtualization-Manager-6.3.1-Privilege-Escalation.html
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?4ba20df0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to SolarWinds Virtualization Manager version 6.3.2 or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2016-3643");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2016/06/15");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/06/01");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2021/11/08");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:solarwinds:virtualization_manager");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Misc.");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2021-2022 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("solarwinds_virtualization_manager_detect.nbin");
  script_require_keys("installed_sw/SolarWinds Virtualization Manager");

  exit(0);
}

include('vcf.inc');
include('http.inc');

var port = get_http_port(default:80);
var app_info = vcf::get_app_info(app:'SolarWinds Virtualization Manager', port:port);

var constraints = [
  { 'fixed_version' : '6.3.2' }
];

vcf::check_version_and_report(
  app_info:app_info,
  constraints:constraints,
  severity:SECURITY_HOLE
);

The latest version of this script can be found in these locations depending on your platform:

Linux / Unix:
/opt/nessus/lib/nessus/plugins/solarwinds_virtualization_manager_6_3_1.nasl
Windows:
C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\nessus\plugins\solarwinds_virtualization_manager_6_3_1.nasl
Mac OS X:
/Library/Nessus/run/lib/nessus/plugins/solarwinds_virtualization_manager_6_3_1.nasl

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How to Run

Here is how to run the SolarWinds Virtualization Manager <= 6.3.1 Privilege Escalation as a standalone plugin via the Nessus web user interface (https://localhost:8834/):

Click to start a New Scan.
Select Advanced Scan.
Navigate to the Plugins tab.
On the top right corner click to Disable All plugins.
On the left side table select Misc. plugin family.
On the right side table select SolarWinds Virtualization Manager <= 6.3.1 Privilege Escalation plugin ID 154954.
Specify the target on the Settings tab and click to Save the scan.
Run the scan.

Here are a few examples of how to run the plugin in the command line. Note that the examples below demonstrate the usage on the Linux / Unix platform.

Basic usage:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl solarwinds_virtualization_manager_6_3_1.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -a solarwinds_virtualization_manager_6_3_1.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with trace script execution written to the console (useful for debugging):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -T - solarwinds_virtualization_manager_6_3_1.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with using a state file for the target and updating it (useful for running multiple plugins on the target):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -K /tmp/state solarwinds_virtualization_manager_6_3_1.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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References

See also:

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Version

This page has been produced using Nessus Professional 10.1.2 (#68) LINUX, Plugin set 202205072148.
Plugin file solarwinds_virtualization_manager_6_3_1.nasl version 1.5. For more plugins, visit the Nessus Plugin Library.

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SolarWinds Virtualization Manager <= 6.3.1 Privilege Escalation - Nessus

Plugin Overview

Vulnerability Information

Synopsis

Description

Solution

Public Exploits

Risk Information

Plugin Source

How to Run

References

Version

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