# CVE-2022-47506: SolarWinds Platform Directory Traversal Vulnerability

> A local authenticated attacker can exploit a directory traversal flaw to modify configuration and execute arbitrary commands on SolarWinds Platform.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 18 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m2f7-63fv-7jcv

## What is CVE-2022-47506?

CVE-2022-47506 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in SolarWinds Platform, published on 15 Feb 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SolarWinds Platform was susceptible to the Directory Traversal Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows a local adversary with authenticated account access to edit the default configuration, enabling the execution of arbitrary commands.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-47506?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Solarwinds Orion Platform.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-47506?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-47506 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-47506 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-47506 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-2022-47506 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-47506 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in SolarWinds Platform, published on 15 Feb 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-47506 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-2022-47506/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-47506/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-47506
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-47506
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-47506

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-47506/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.