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CVE-2021-35219 (GCVE-0-2021-35219)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-08-31 11:01 – Updated: 2024-08-04 00:33
VLAI
Title
ExportToPdfCmd Arbitrary File Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Summary
ExportToPdfCmd Arbitrary File Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability using ImportAlert function within the Alerts Settings page.
CWE
  • Remote Command Injection
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
SolarWinds Orion Platform Affected: 2020.2.6 and previous versions , ≤ 2020.2.6 HF1 (custom)
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