SolarWinds Serv-U Dir Trav Exposes Sensitive Files
CVE-2024-28995 Published on June 6, 2024
SolarWinds Serv-U L Directory Transversal Vulnerability
SolarWinds Serv-U was susceptible to a directory transversal vulnerability that would allow access to read sensitive files on the host machine.
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This SolarWinds Serv-U Path Traversal Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. SolarWinds Serv-U contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows an attacker access to read sensitive files on the host machine.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by August 7, 2024: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-28995 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors in an automatable fashion. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
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-2024-28995 has been classified to as a Directory traversal vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-28995
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Affected Versions
SolarWinds Serv-U:- Version 15.4.2 HF 1 and previous versions is affected.
- Before and including 15.4.2_hf_1 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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