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Exploited in the wild Confirmed confidence In CISA KEV

CVE-2024-28987

SolarWinds Web Help Desk Hardcoded Credential Vulnerability

SolarWinds / Web Help Desk · 0 to <= 12.8.3

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Severity
CVSS 9.1 · Critical
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
93.3%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

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What it is

CVE-2024-28987 is an unauthenticated SolarWinds Web Help Desk Hardcoded Credential Vulnerability. The SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) software is affected by a hardcoded credential vulnerability, allowing remote...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed. Listed in CISA KEV.

Who is affected?

SolarWinds / Web Help Desk 0 to <= 12.8.3.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

SolarWinds Web Help Desk Hardcoded Credential Vulnerability

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.

solarwinds Affected
webhelpdesk
Through 12.8.3
SolarWinds Affected
Web Help Desk
12.8.3 Hotfix 1 and previous versions
Published
21 Aug 2024
Exploitation Reported
15 Oct 2024
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

Tags

windows nessus_scanner nuclei_scanner cisa

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

CISA

Recorded 15 Oct 2024

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Proof of concept available

GitHub

Recorded 24 Sep 2024

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
CISA First 2024-10-15 00:00 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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Virtual patch status

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-28987.yaml 25 Apr 2025
Nessus https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/206273 28 Aug 2024

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

9.1 Critical

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS

93.3%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Use of Hard-coded Credentials CWE-798

Potential Proof of Concepts

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SolarWinds Web Help Desk - Hardcoded Credential

nuclei · Created Unknown

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 14:20 UTC

    Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  2. 00:00 UTC

    Nuclei template available

    Scanner coverage available

  3. 00:00 UTC

    Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  4. 19:43 UTC

    Nessus plugin available

    Scanner coverage available

  5. 21:17 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  6. 20:27 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2024-28987",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 9.1,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.93299,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}