title: Unrestricted File Upload Causing Remote Code Execution: Orion Platform 2020.2.6
description: The "Log alert to a file" action within action management enables any Orion Platform user with Orion alert management rights to write to any file. An attacker with Orion alert management rights could use this vulnerability to perform an unrestricted file upload causing a remote code execution.
problem types: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/1031.html
affected:
{
platforms: Windows
product: Orion Platform
vendor: SolarWinds
versions:
lessThan:  2020.2.6 HF 3 , status: affected, version: 2020.2.6 HF 2 and previous versions , versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: HIGH
attackVector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
availabilityImpact: LOW
baseScore: 6.8
baseSeverity: MEDIUM
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: LOW
privilegesRequired: HIGH
scope: CHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L
version: 3.1
]
solutions: SolarWinds recommends customers upgrade to the latest version once it becomes generally available.
workarounds: If you are unable to upgrade immediately. See SolarWinds Knowledgebase Article Below:
https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/Mitigate-the-Unrestricted-File-Upload-Causing-Remote-Code-Execution-Vulnerability-CVE-2021-35244