Vulnerability · Published Oct 16, 2024 · Assigned by SolarWinds

CVE-2024-45711SolarWinds Serv-U FTP Service Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity path traversal in Serv-U from SolarWinds. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 6.3% (higher than 94% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)6.3%top 6.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

SolarWinds Serv-U is vulnerable to a directory traversal vulnerability where remote code execution is possible depending on privileges given to the authenticated user. This issue requires a user to be authenticated and this is present when software environment variables are abused. Authentication is required for this vulnerability

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
SolarWinds Serv-U Serv-U 15.4.2 HF 2 and previous versions

Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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