Web Help Desk vulnerabilitiesAnd the versions its exploited flaws hit.

Product2 known exploited28 versions
The short answer

Web Help Desk is made by Solarwinds. We track 11 published vulnerabilities in it, across 28 versions. 2 of them are on the list of flaws known to be exploited, the newest added on 15 October 2024. If you run Web Help Desk, check your version against the exploited flaws below and patch those first.

Check your version

The most recent Web Help Desk flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2024-28987, on 15 October 2024. We keep watching the known-exploited list.

Versions

Which versions of Web Help Desk do the exploited flaws hit?

Each exploited flaw lists the versions it affects, usually as ranges. "before 12.8.3" means every version up to, but not including, 12.8.3. Find your version, then patch.

  • CVE-2024-28987Exploited list, 15 Oct 2024

    SolarWinds Web Help Desk Hardcoded Credential Vulnerability

    before 12.8.312.8.312.8.3-hotfix1
  • CVE-2024-28986Exploited list, 15 Aug 2024

    SolarWinds Web Help Desk Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability

    up to 12.8.212.8.3
Known exploited

Which Web Help Desk vulnerabilities are being exploited?

2 flaws are on the government list of vulnerabilities known to be exploited. These are the ones criminals are using now, so they go first, whatever their severity score says.

  1. 9.1
    CVE-2024-28987CriticalKnown exploited
    SolarWinds Web Help Desk Hardcoded Credential Vulnerability

    SolarWinds Web Help Desk contains a hardcoded credential vulnerability that could allow a remote, unauthenticated user to access internal functionality and modify data.

    Chance of use93%Known exploited since15 Oct 2024
  2. 9.8
    CVE-2024-28986CriticalKnown exploited
    SolarWinds Web Help Desk Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability

    SolarWinds Web Help Desk contains a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability that could allow for remote code execution.

    Chance of use85%Known exploited since15 Aug 2024
Exploit likelihood

Which Web Help Desk flaws are most likely to be used?

Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast: the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days. A high severity score on its own doesn't tell you that. Flaws shared by many other makers' products are left out.

50% or more10% to 49%Under 10%
  1. 93%
    CVE-2024-28987CriticalKnown exploited

    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.

    CVSS9.1Published21 Aug 2024
  2. 85%
    CVE-2024-28986CriticalKnown exploited

    SolarWinds Web Help Desk was found to be susceptible to a Java Deserialization Remote Code Execution vulnerability that, if exploited, would allow an attacker to run commands on the host machine.

    CVSS9.8Published13 Aug 2024
  3. 1.7%

    SolarWinds Web Help Desk 12.7.0 allows XSS via the Request Type parameter of a ticket.

    CVSS5.4Published4 Jan 2021
  4. 1.5%

    SolarWinds Web Help Desk 12.7.0 allows XSS via a Schedule Name.

    CVSS5.4Published15 Jan 2021
  5. 1.3%

    SolarWinds Web Help Desk 12.7.0 allows XSS via a CSV template file with a crafted Location Name field.

    CVSS5.4Published4 Jan 2021
  6. 1.3%

    SolarWinds Web Help Desk 12.7.0 allows HTML injection via a Comment in a Help Request ticket.

    CVSS5.4Published6 Jan 2021
  7. 1.2%

    Access Restriction Bypass via referrer spoof was discovered in SolarWinds Web Help Desk 12.7.2.

    CVSS5.3Published26 Aug 2021
  8. 0.9%

    Sensitive information could be displayed when a detailed technical error message is posted.

    CVSS5.3Published10 Mar 2022
  9. 0.9%

    The HTTP PUT and DELETE methods were enabled in the Web Help Desk web server (12.7.7 and earlier), allowing users to execute dangerous HTTP requests.

    CVSS7.5Published23 Dec 2021
  10. 0.5%

    SolarWinds Web Help Desk was susceptible to a local file read vulnerability.

    CVSS5.3Published10 Dec 2024
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We track 11 published vulnerabilities listed under the name Web Help Desk, across 28 versions. The most recent Web Help Desk flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2024-28987, on 15 October 2024.

2 are on the list of flaws known to be exploited. The most recently added are CVE-2024-28987 and CVE-2024-28986.

Each flaw names its own versions, usually as ranges. The newest, CVE-2024-28987, affects before 12.8.3, 12.8.3, 12.8.3-hotfix1. The versions for every exploited flaw are listed on this page.

Create a EdgeProtect account and track Web Help Desk. We match it against every published flaw, give each one a risk score from 0 to 100 and keep watching, so you hear about new ones as soon as we know, by email, in the app or by webhook.