CVE-2014-5504

high

Published 2014-09-04 · Modified 2026-05-06

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

7.5

Description

SolarWinds Log and Event Manager before 6.0 uses "static" credentials, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access to the database and execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, related to HyperSQL.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions
solarwinds	log_and_event_manager	`{"endIncluding":"5.7.0"}`
solarwinds	log_and_event_manager	`5.2.0`
solarwinds	log_and_event_manager	`5.4.0`
solarwinds	log_and_event_manager	`5.5.0`
solarwinds	log_and_event_manager	`5.6.0`

References

CWEs

CWE-255

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.