SolarWinds Serv-U up to 15.4.2 HF 1 path traversal

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A vulnerability was found in SolarWinds Serv-U up to 15.4.2 HF 1. It has been classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Performing a manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2024-28995. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in SolarWinds Serv-U up to 15.4.2 HF 1. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

SolarWinds Serv-U was susceptible to a directory transversal vulnerability that would allow access to read sensitive files on the host machine.

The weakness was disclosed by Hussein Daher. The advisory is shared at solarwinds.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-28995 since 03/13/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as attacked. The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 07/17/2024 with a due date of 08/07/2024:

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (52311). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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• File Transfer Software

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• SolarWinds

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• Serv-U

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• 15.4.2 HF 1

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.solarwinds.com/

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