Solarwinds LEM 6.3.1 Hardcoded Credentials

`KL-001-2017-015 : Solarwinds LEM Hardcoded Credentials  
  
Title: Solarwinds LEM Hardcoded Credentials  
Advisory ID: KL-001-2017-015  
Publication Date: 2017.07.06  
Publication URL: https://www.korelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2017-015.txt  
  
  
1. Vulnerability Details  
  
Affected Vendor: Solarwinds  
Affected Product: Log and Event Manager Virtual Appliance  
Affected Version: v6.3.1  
Platform: Embedded Linux  
CWE Classification: CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials  
Impact: Unintended Access  
Attack vector: Local  
  
2. Vulnerability Description  
  
The appliance contains multiple hardcoded passwords and hash  
digests.  
  
3. Technical Description  
  
# grep "password" /usr/local/jetty/scripts/certs/openssl.cnf  
output_password = QDXTCDD2nJIU  
  
# grep "password" /usr/local/jetty/scripts/certs/openssl.cnf.org  
output_password = QDXTCDD2nJIU  
  
# grep "password" /usr/local/contego/scripts/certs/openssl.cnf  
output_password = QDXTCDD2nJIU  
  
# grep -i "password" /usr/local/jetty/etc/jetty-ssl.xml  
<Set name="password">q4ROVdYYsV5M</Set>  
<Set name="keyPassword">q4ROVdYYsV5M</Set>  
<Set name="trustPassword">q4ROVdYYsV5M</Set>  
  
# grep -i "password" /usr/local/contego/scripts/indepth-backup.pl  
my $PASSWORD = "omgcontegorox";  
  
# grep -i "password" /usr/local/contego/scripts/database/pgsql/flow.sql  
CREATE ROLE trigeo WITH CREATEDB LOGIN PASSWORD 'rootme';  
CREATE ROLE contego WITH CREATEDB LOGIN PASSWORD 'reports';  
  
//Empty Password  
# grep -i "password" /usr/local/contego/run/manager/toolconfig/toolstore.script  
CREATE USER SA PASSWORD DIGEST 'd41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e'  
  
# grep -i "password" /usr/local/contego/run/indepth.conf  
InDepthMaintenPassword=tVyf+rPBho7S0WOd/29MPg\=\=  
InDepthManagerPassword=zhZi52gTxKbMKTzgdfBtMQ\=\=  
  
// cracks to "welcome" without quotes  
# grep -i "password" /usr/local/contego/run/tomcat/conf/tomcat-users.xml  
<user username="manager" password="c0b137fe2d792459f26ff763cce44574a5b5ab03" roles="manager"/>  
<user username="administrator" password="c0b137fe2d792459f26ff763cce44574a5b5ab03" roles="admin"/>  
<user username="auditor" password="c0b137fe2d792459f26ff763cce44574a5b5ab03" roles="audit"/>  
<user username="monitor" password="c0b137fe2d792459f26ff763cce44574a5b5ab03" roles="alerts_only"/>  
<user username="contact" password="c0b137fe2d792459f26ff763cce44574a5b5ab03" roles="notify_only"/>  
<user username="user" password="c0b137fe2d792459f26ff763cce44574a5b5ab03" roles="user"/>  
  
# grep -i "password" /usr/local/contego/run/system.conf  
archive.password=omgcontegorox  
backup.password=omgcontegorox  
logbackup.password=omgcontegorox  
  
# grep -i "password" /usr/local/contego/run/daemon-args.pl  
my $tls = "-Djavax.net.ssl.keyStore=/usr/local/contego/scripts/certs/.keystore  
-Djavax.net.ssl.keyStorePassword=q4ROVdYYsV5M -Djavax.net.ssl.trustStore=/usr/local/contego/scripts/certs/.truststore  
-Djavax.net.ssl.trustStorePassword=q4ROVdYYsV5M";  
  
# grep -i "password" /usr/local/contego/run/manager.conf  
PSQLPassword=aNErCbdTvwaXxnusqVsNCQ\=\=  
ForensicPassword=BosMXyGmaT/ej+S3GU6fRQ\=\=  
  
# grep -i "password" /var/rawdata/cores/solr.conf  
query_password=tObzgVmmszuKGZ40W+PO/Q==  
  
//hardcoded md5  
# grep -i "password" /var/alertdata/hsql/alertdb.script  
CREATE USER SA PASSWORD DIGEST 'fe42a787c40ad4110affab25e8bad4ae'  
CREATE USER "trigeo" PASSWORD DIGEST '54837f887425d1eda4d0ddcee6c2d3fc'  
  
4. Mitigation and Remediation Recommendation  
  
The vendor has released a Hotfix to remediate this  
vulnerability. Hotfix and installation instructions are  
available at:  
  
https://support.solarwinds.com/Success_Center/Log_Event_Manager_(LEM)/Log_and_Event_Manager_LEM_6-3-1_Hotfix_5_ReadMe  
http://downloads.solarwinds.com/solarwinds/Release/HotFix/SolarWinds-LEM-v6.3.1-Hotfix5.zip  
  
5. Credit  
  
This vulnerability was discovered by Matt Bergin (@thatguylevel)  
of KoreLogic, Inc. and Joshua Hardin.  
  
6. Disclosure Timeline  
  
2017.04.06 - KoreLogic submits vulnerability report and PoC to  
Solarwinds contact.  
2017.05.15 - Solarwinds notifies KoreLogic that a hotfix  
addressing this issue will be available at the end  
of June.  
2017.05.18 - 30 business days have elapsed since this issue was  
reported.  
2017.06.09 - 45 business days have elapsed since this issue was  
reported.  
2017.06.29 - Solarwinds releases hotfix.  
2017.07.06 - KoreLogic public disclosure.  
  
7. Proof of Concept  
  
See 3. Technical Description  
  
  
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