# CVE-2023-23843: SolarWinds Platform Incorrect Comparison Vulnerability

> Administrative users can execute arbitrary commands on the SolarWinds Platform due to an incorrect comparison vulnerability.

- **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:** 26 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 23 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8mvj-4pw5-jx34

## What is CVE-2023-23843?

CVE-2023-23843 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in SolarWinds Platform, published on 26 Jul 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The SolarWinds Platform was susceptible to the Incorrect Comparison Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows users with administrative access to SolarWinds Web Console to execute arbitrary commands.

Weakness: CWE-697 (Incorrect Comparison)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-23843?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Solarwinds Solarwinds Platform.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-23843?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-23843 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-23843 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23843 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SolarWinds Platform

- [CVE-2023-40061](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40061/): Insecure Job Execution Mechanism Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-35188](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35188/): SQL Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2023-50395](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50395/): SQL Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2023-40056](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40056/): SolarWinds Platform SQL Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2023-40062](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40062/): Incomplete List of Disallowed Inputs Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-23843 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-23843 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in SolarWinds Platform, published on 26 Jul 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23843 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-2023-23843/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23843/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-23843
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23843
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-23843

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23843/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.