High severity · published Jun 17, 2019
CVE-2019-12181
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in SolarWinds Serv-U before 15.1.7 for Linux
8.8
CVSS
65.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in SolarWinds Serv-U before 15.1.7 for Linux.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)65.4% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SF
Serv-u Ftp Server · Solarwinds
before 15.1.7 · source: NVD
SM
Serv-u Mft Server · Solarwinds
before 15.1.7 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12181
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-12181
Exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153333/Serv-U-FTP-Server-15.1.6-Privilege-Escalation.html
Exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153505/Serv-U-FTP-Server-prepareinstallation-Privilege-Escalation.html
Broken Link
https://blog.vastart.dev/2019/06/cve-2019-12181-serv-u-exploit-writeup.html
Release Notes
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/servu/Content/Release_Notes/Servu_15-1-7_release_notes.htm
Vendor Advisory
https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/Serv-U-Potential-elevation-of-privileges-on-Linux-systems
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