CVE-2021-35246 MEDIUM

CVE-2021-35246: Unprotected Transport of Credentials (HSTS) Vulnerability

Vendor Solarwinds
Product Engineer's Toolset
Weakness CWE-319 · Cleartext transmission
Published November 23, 2022
Last update April 25, 2025
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CVSS base score

5.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The application fails to prevent users from connecting to it over unencrypted connections. An attacker able to modify a legitimate user's network traffic could bypass the application's use of SSL/TLS encryption and use the application as a platform for attacks against its users.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 23, 2022 CVE published
April 25, 2025 Record updated