CVE-2025-40554 PoC — SolarWinds Web Help Desk Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Source

https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2025/CVE-2025-40554.yaml

Associated Vulnerability

Title:SolarWinds Web Help Desk Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (CVE-2025-40554)
Description:SolarWinds Web Help Desk was found to be susceptible to an authentication bypass vulnerability that, if exploited, could allow an attacker to invoke specific actions within Web Help Desk.

Description

SolarWinds Web Help Desk 12.8.8 HF1 and earlier contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the WebObjects session handling. By crafting a request with a manipulated path component to an internal admin page endpoint, an unauthenticated attacker can access privileged administrative functions including authentication configuration settings, SAML/CAS setup, and API key management.

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