# CVE-2022-47508: Disable NTLM: SAM 2022.4

> SolarWinds SAM users expecting Kerberos-only authentication may inadvertently allow NTLM traffic due to IP-based queries, bypassing intended security configurations.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Feb 2023
- **Updated:** 18 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5qjc-vm5p-c74c

## What is CVE-2022-47508?

CVE-2022-47508 is a high-severity vulnerability in SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor (SAM), published on 15 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Customers who had configured their polling to occur via Kerberos did not expect NTLM Traffic on their environment, but since we were querying for data via IP address this prevented us from utilizing Kerberos.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-47508?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Solarwinds Server and Application Monitor.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-47508?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-47508 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-47508 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-47508 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor (SAM)

- [CVE-2015-1500](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1500/): Memory corruption in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2015-1501](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1501/): Code injection in n/a (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-47508 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-47508 is a high-severity vulnerability in SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor (SAM), published on 15 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-47508 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SolarWinds Server & Application Monitor (SAM). 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-2022-47508/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-47508/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-47508
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-47508
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-47508

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-47508/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.