Vulnerability Report

CVE-2024-28987

CISA KEV Active

Title: Solarwinds Web Help Desk Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2024-28987

CWE Category CWE-798
Published Date Aug 21, 2024
Modified Date Oct 27, 2025
Exploit Status Available
Score 9.1 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
94.29%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2024-28987: 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.

CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity CRITICAL
9.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity CRITICAL
9.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2024-28987 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

GitHub https://github.com/gh-ost00/CVE-2024-28987-POC
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GitHub https://github.com/horizon3ai/CVE-2024-28987
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GitHub https://github.com/alecclyde/CVE-2024-28987
View Code
MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.