CVE-2020-13169

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.0 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-09-17 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Stored XSS (Cross-Site Scripting) exists in the SolarWinds Orion Platform before before 2020.2.1 on multiple forms and pages. This vulnerability may lead to the Information Disclosure and Escalation of Privileges (takeover of administrator account).

Affected products

SolarWinds Orion Platform: before 2020.2.1 — fixed in 2020.2.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: SolarWinds Orion Platform 2020.2.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/Success_Center/orionplatform/Content/Release_Notes/Orion_Platform_2020-2-1_release_notes.htm#NewFeaturesOrion
https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/Success_Center/orionplatform/Content/Release_Notes/Orion_Platform_2020-2-1_release_notes.htm#NewFeaturesOrion
https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/

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