# CVE-2022-36961: Orion Platform SQL Injection Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

> An authenticated attacker can exploit SQL injection in SolarWinds Orion Platform to escalate privileges or execute remote code.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Sep 2022
- **Updated:** 20 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g8wp-3x9j-448g

## What is CVE-2022-36961?

CVE-2022-36961 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SolarWinds Orion Platform, published on 30 Sep 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerable component of Orion Platform was vulnerable to SQL Injection, an authenticated attacker could leverage this for privilege escalation or remote code execution.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-36961?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Solarwinds Orion Platform.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-36961?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-36961 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-36961 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36961 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SolarWinds Orion Platform

- [CVE-2020-10148](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10148/): SolarWinds Orion Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-27258](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27258/): Privilege escalation in Orion Platform (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-25274](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25274/): Deserialization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-9546](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-9546/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-13169](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-13169/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (critical 9.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-36961 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-36961 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in SolarWinds Orion Platform, published on 30 Sep 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36961 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SolarWinds Orion Platform. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36961/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36961/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-36961
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36961
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-36961

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36961/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.