# CVE-2022-38111: SolarWinds Platform Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability

> Remote attackers with admin access can execute arbitrary commands via unsafe deserialization in the SolarWinds Web Console.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 19 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xwrq-j8pg-pqxm

## What is CVE-2022-38111?

CVE-2022-38111 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in SolarWinds Platform, published on 15 Feb 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SolarWinds Platform was susceptible to the Deserialization of Untrusted Data. This vulnerability allows a remote adversary with Orion admin-level account access to SolarWinds Web Console to execute arbitrary commands.

Weakness: CWE-502 (Deserialization of Untrusted Data)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38111?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Solarwinds Orion Platform.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-38111?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38111 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-38111 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38111 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-2022-38111 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-38111 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in SolarWinds Platform, published on 15 Feb 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38111 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-2022-38111/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38111/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38111
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38111
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-38111

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38111/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.