# CVE-2022-36966: Insecure Direct Object Reference Vulnerability: Orion Platform 2020.2.6

> Attackers with Node Management rights can view and edit all nodes due to insufficient URL parameter controls in SolarWinds Platform.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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:** 20 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 7 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-259m-9wgg-gmjw

## What is CVE-2022-36966?

CVE-2022-36966 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SolarWinds Platform, published on 20 Oct 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Users with Node Management rights were able to view and edit all nodes due to Insufficient control on URL parameter causing insecure direct object reference (IDOR) vulnerability in SolarWinds Platform 2022.3 and previous.

Weakness: CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-36966?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Solarwinds Orion Platform.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-36966?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-36966 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-36966 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36966 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SolarWinds 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-2022-36966 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-36966 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in SolarWinds Platform, published on 20 Oct 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-2022-36966 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SolarWinds 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-2022-36966/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36966/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-36966
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36966
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-36966

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36966/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.