CVE-2019-12181

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in SolarWinds Serv-U before 15.1.7 for Linux.

CVSS v3.0 8.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.5 MEDIUM

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CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

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CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/servu/Content/Release_Notes/Servu_15-1-7_release_notes.htm	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/Serv-U-Potential-elevation-of-privileges-on-Linux-systems	Vendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153333/Serv-U-FTP-Server-15.1.6-Privilege-Escalation.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://blog.vastart.dev/2019/06/cve-2019-12181-serv-u-exploit-writeup.html	Broken Link
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153505/Serv-U-FTP-Server-prepareinstallation-Privilege-Escalation.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_mft_server::::::linux::*
	cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_ftp_server::::::linux::*

Information

Published : 2019-06-17 09:15

Updated : 2023-01-30 08:48

NVD link : CVE-2019-12181

Mitre link : CVE-2019-12181

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CWE

CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Products Affected

solarwinds

serv-u_ftp_server
serv-u_mft_server

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