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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-16243 · published 15 December 2020

CVE-2018-16243: Solarwinds database performance analyzer cross-site scripting vulnerability

Solarwinds · Database Performance Analyzer

SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) 11.1.468 and 12.0.3074 have several persistent XSS vulnerabilities, related to logViewer.iwc, centralManage.cen, userAdministration.iwc, database.iwc, alertManagement.iwc, eventAnnotations.iwc, and central.cen.

5.4 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 1.4% · top 29.1% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
5.4CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 3.5
1.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) 11.1.468 and 12.0.3074 have several persistent XSS vulnerabilities, related to logViewer.iwc, centralManage.cen, userAdministration.iwc, database.iwc, alertManagement.iwc, eventAnnotations.iwc, and central.cen.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://gist.github.com/james-otten/d3ee2f0fccc3b87aafe1616a6c2c2d4e Third Party Advisory
https://gist.github.com/james-otten/d3ee2f0fccc3b87aafe1616a6c2c2d4e Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-16243), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.