ETS for the Web 2024.4.1 release notes
Release date: December 4, 2024
Here's what's new in ETS for the Web 2024.4.1. You can find the applicable system requirements here.
To view release notes, system requirements, and product guide PDFs for supported versions of ETS for the Web, see ETS for the Web previous versions. To view release notes for multiple versions
ETS for the Web runs on the SolarWinds Platform (self-hosted). ETS for the Web release notes include the updates from the SolarWinds Platform (self-hosted).
New features and improvements in ETS for the Web
Permissions Analyzer updates for Active Directory
The Permissions Analyzer is now available for Active Directory machines in your environment. See Permissions Analyzer.
Flow Tool Bundle integration for ETS
The Flow Tool Bundle has been integrated into the ETS UX and is now usable in your ETS environment.
Fixed CVEs
At SolarWinds, we prioritize the swift resolution of CVEs to ensure the security and integrity of our software. In this release, we have successfully addressed the following CVEs.
SolarWinds CVEs
SolarWinds would like to thank our Security Researchers below for reporting on the issue in a responsible manner and working with our security, product, and engineering teams to fix the vulnerability.
| CVE-ID | Vulnerability Title | Description | Severity | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-45717 | SolarWinds Platform Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability | The SolarWinds Platform was susceptible to a XSS vulnerability that affects the search and node information section of the user interface. This vulnerability requires authentication and requires user interaction. | 7.0 High | Frank Lycops, NATO Cyber Security Centre |
Third-party CVEs
| CVE-ID | Vulnerability title | Description | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-43483 | .NET, .NET Framework, and Visual Studio Denial of Service Vulnerability | NET, .NET Framework, and Visual Studio Denial of Service Vulnerability | 7.5 High |
| CVE-2024-38167 | .NET and Visual Studio Information Disclosure Vulnerability | .NET and Visual Studio Information Disclosure Vulnerability | 6.5 Medium |
| CVE-2024-43485 | .NET and Visual Studio Denial of Service Vulnerability | .NET and Visual Studio Denial of Service Vulnerability | 7.5 High |
Fixed customer issues
| Case number | Description | Platform product |
|---|---|---|
| 01787803 | In environments that make heavy use of the WMI polling method, WMI polling no longer fails with the message |
Platform |
| 01775614, 01797044 | If the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) does not include data about a device type in the Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) Dictionary, the missing data no longer prevents SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted from identifying firmware vulnerabilities that affect the device. |
Platform |
| 01790612, 01795074 | The Incident Number column on the All Active Alerts page displays the number of currently active incidents associated with an alert. It no longer includes incidents that occurred in the past and are no longer active. |
Platform |
| 01778801 | Information that should not be available to a user because of limitations is no longer exposed in certain situations, such as a failed service initialization on an unstable database connection. |
Platform |
| 01791756, 01800049 | Upgrading the SolarWinds Platform log database no longer fails with an error similar to the following if the database is contained:
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Platform |
| 01785463, 01785499, 01786391, 01787163, 01787867, 01790533, 01791274, 01799572 | When you open the Deployment Health tab from an additional web server, health checks run correctly. |
Platform |
| 01742235 | Maps created without a container can be updated and saved. |
Platform |
| 01761260 | Using a date format other than MM/DD/YYYY no longer prevents the discovery of a Power Control Unit (PCU). |
Platform |
| 01803929 | When a subgroup is added to a map, the All Groups widget and Manage Groups page no longer display the subgroup as both a root level group and a subgroup. |
Platform |
| 01788280 | When you select the $Name variable under Map name format, you can save the map definition. |
Platform |
| 01682272, 01749347 | If a polling engine is upgraded to 2024.4 or later but agents remain on an older version, CPU data is not missing for agent-monitored Windows servers. |
Platform |
Installation or upgrade
For information about installing Engineer's Toolset, see the ETS Installation Guide. After installation, use the ETS Getting Started Guide to get started fast.
Use the SolarWinds Orion Installer to upgrade ETS for the Web and your entire Orion deployment (all Orion Platform products and any scalability engines).
If you are upgrading from ETS for the Web 2019.2 or later, you can upgrade your entire Orion deployment from the My Orion Deployment page in the Orion Web Console. Downloading the Orion Installer is no longer necessary.
For new SolarWinds Platform deployments, download the installation file from the product page on https://www.solarwinds.com or from the Customer Portal. For more information, see Get the installer.
To activate your product in an existing SolarWinds Platform deployment, use the License Manager.
For upgrades, go to Settings > My Deployment to initiate the upgrade. The SolarWinds Installer upgrades your entire deployment (all SolarWinds Platform products and any scalability engines).
For more information, see the SolarWinds Platform Product Installation and Upgrade Guide.
For supported upgrade paths, see Upgrade an existing deployment.
End of life
| Version | EoL announcement | EoE effective date | EoL effective date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022.4 | June 4, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on ETS for the Web version 2022.4 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of ETS for the Web. | July 4, 2024: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for ETS for the Web version 2022.4 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | July 4, 2025: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for ETS for the Web version 2022.4. |
| 2022.3 | February 6, 2024: End-of-Life (EoL) announcement – Customers on ETS for the Web version 2022.3 or earlier should begin transitioning to the latest version of ETS for the Web. | March 7, 2024: End-of-Engineering (EoE) – Service releases, bug fixes, workarounds, and service packs for ETS for the Web version 2022.3 or earlier will no longer actively be supported by SolarWinds. | March 7, 2025: End-of-Life (EoL) – SolarWinds will no longer provide technical support for ETS for the Web version 2022.3. |
See the End of Life Policy for information about SolarWinds product life cycle phases. To see EoL dates for earlier ETS for the Web versions, see ETS for the Web release history.
Deprecation notice
The following platforms and features are still supported in the current release. However, they will be unsupported in a future release. Plan on upgrading deprecated platforms, and avoid using deprecated features.
Network Atlas
Network Atlas is deprecated as of Orion Platform 2020.2. It is still available and supported in the current release, but will be removed in a future release. Deprecation is an indication that you should avoid expanded use of this feature and formulate a plan to discontinue using the feature. SolarWinds recommends that you start using Intelligent Maps in the SolarWinds Platform Web Console to display maps of physical and logical relationships between entities monitored by the SolarWinds Platform products you have installed.
Starting with 2024.2, you can import Network Atlas maps to Intelligent Maps. See Import maps.
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