SolarWinds Serv-U Directory Traversal RCE Requires Admin Privileges
CVE-2024-28073 Published on April 17, 2024

SolarWinds Serv-U Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
SolarWinds Serv-U was found to be susceptible to a Directory Traversal Remote Code Vulnerability. This vulnerability requires a highly privileged account to be exploited.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2024-28073 can be exploited with network access, requires user interaction and user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
HIGH
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is a Directory traversal Vulnerability?

The software 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 software 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.

CVE-2024-28073 has been classified to as a Directory traversal vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2024-28073

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Affected Versions

SolarWinds ServU: solarwinds serv-u:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.30%
Percentile
53.16%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.