{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 1 product.","exploited":"Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2024-28987 in the wild since at least 15 Oct 2024.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2024-28987 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 5 Nov 2024.","what":"CVE-2024-28987 is a critical vulnerability in SolarWinds Web Help Desk, published on 21 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2024-28987 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2024-28987 is a critical vulnerability in SolarWinds Web Help Desk, published on 21 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2024-28987 in the wild since at least 15 Oct 2024.\n\nAffected product: SolarWinds Web Help Desk. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. 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.\n2. 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.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28987/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28987/index.md)","id":"CVE-2024-28987","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28987/index.md","name":"CVE-2024-28987","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-4jq7-4qmf-m333"],"analysis":{"component_type":"web_application","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["data_modify","security_bypass"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"SolarWinds Web Help Desk","requires_auth":"none","summary":"Remote unauthenticated attackers can access internal functionality and modify data in SolarWinds Web Help Desk due to hardcoded credentials.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"hardcoded_credentials"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"SolarWinds","cpe":[{"product":"web_help_desk","vendor":"solarwinds"}],"cvss":{"score":9.1,"severity":"critical","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-798","name":"Use of Hard-coded Credentials"}],"description":"The SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) software is affected by a hardcoded credential vulnerability, allowing remote unauthenticated user to access internal functionality and modify data.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":"2024-08-22","github_poc":4,"max_poc_stars":12,"metasploit":1,"nuclei":1,"refs":[{"date":"2024-09-05T09:01:58Z","kind":"github_poc","ref":"https://github.com/gh-ost00/CVE-2024-28987-POC","stars":12,"title":"Web Help Desk Hardcoded Credential Vulnerability (CVE-2024-28987)"},{"date":"2024-09-24T18:12:38Z","kind":"github_poc","ref":"https://github.com/horizon3ai/CVE-2024-28987","stars":8,"title":"Proof of Concept Exploit for CVE-2024-28987: SolarWinds Web Help Desk Hardcoded Credential Vulnerability"},{"date":"2025-04-21T19:44:37Z","kind":"github_poc","ref":"https://github.com/alecclyde/CVE-2024-28987","stars":1,"title":"Proof of Concept Exploit for CVE-2024-28987: SolarWinds Web Help Desk Hardcoded Credential Vulnerability"},{"date":"2026-07-28T13:33:28Z","kind":"github_poc","ref":"https://github.com/Darabium/CVE-2024-28987","stars":1,"title":"**CVE-2024-28987** is a critical vulnerability in SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) that allows remote attackers to access sensitive ticket information using **hardcoded credentials**. This vulnerability has a **CVSS score of 9.1 (Critical)** and is actively being exploited in the wild."},{"date":"2024-08-22","kind":"metasploit","ref":"auxiliary/gather/solarwinds_webhelpdesk_backdoor","stars":null,"title":"SolarWinds Web Help Desk Backdoor (CVE-2024-28987)"},{"date":null,"kind":"nuclei","ref":"http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-28987.yaml","stars":null,"title":"SolarWinds Web Help Desk - Hardcoded Credential"}],"tier":"exploited"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"SolarWinds Web Help Desk Hardcoded Credential","id":"CVE-2024-28987","indexable":true,"kev":{"dateAdded":"2024-10-15","dueDate":"2024-11-05","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","product":"Web Help Desk","requiredAction":"Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.","vendorProject":"SolarWinds","vulnerabilityName":"SolarWinds Web Help Desk Hardcoded Credential Vulnerability"},"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"hardcoded_credentials","year":"2024"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":2,"next":{"headline":"SolarWinds Web Help Desk Java Deserialization Remote Code Execution Vulnerability","id":"CVE-2024-28988"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"SolarWinds Web Help Desk Deserialization of Untrusted Data","id":"CVE-2024-28986"},"products":["Web Help Desk"],"published":"2024-08-21","related":[{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"SolarWinds Web Help Desk Deserialization of Untrusted Data","id":"CVE-2025-40551","kev_date_added":"2026-02-03","published":"2026-01-28"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"SolarWinds Web Help Desk Deserialization of Untrusted Data","id":"CVE-2025-26399","kev_date_added":"2026-03-09","published":"2025-09-23"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"SolarWinds Web Help Desk Deserialization of Untrusted Data","id":"CVE-2024-28986","kev_date_added":"2024-08-15","published":"2024-08-13"},{"cvss_score":8.1,"headline":"SolarWinds Web Help Desk Security Control Bypass","id":"CVE-2025-40536","kev_date_added":"2026-02-12","published":"2026-01-28"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"SolarWinds Web Help Desk SAML Authentication Bypass Vulnerability","id":"CVE-2026-28323","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-07-30"},{"cvss_score":9.8,"headline":"SolarWinds Web Help Desk Authentication Bypass Vulnerability","id":"CVE-2025-40552","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-01-28"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"open","licence":"CC0 1.0","name":"CISA KEV"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"BSD-3-Clause","name":"Metasploit"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"MIT","name":"Nuclei templates"},{"class":"open","licence":"CC0","name":"PoC-in-GitHub"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"yes","exploitation":"active","technical_impact":"total"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2025-10-21","vendors":["SolarWinds"]},"summary":"Remote unauthenticated attackers can access internal functionality and modify data in SolarWinds Web Help Desk due to hardcoded credentials.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28987/"}