CVE-2025-40545
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-11-18
Last updated on: 2025-11-24
Assigner: SolarWinds
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| solarwinds | observability_self-hosted | to 2025.4.1 (exc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-601 | The web application accepts a user-controlled input that specifies a link to an external site, and uses that link in a redirect. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is an open redirection issue in SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted. The software does not properly sanitize URLs, allowing an attacker to manipulate the URL string to redirect users to malicious websites. Exploiting this requires high attack complexity and user authentication.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
An attacker could use this vulnerability to redirect authenticated users to malicious sites, potentially leading to phishing attacks or other malicious activities. Although the attack complexity is high and authentication is required, successful exploitation could compromise user trust and security.