High severity · published Sep 7, 2023
CVE-2023-40060
A vulnerability has been identified within Serv-U 15.4 and 15.4 Hotfix 1 that, if exploited, allows an actor to bypass multi-factor/two-factor authentication
7.2
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability has been identified within Serv-U 15.4 and 15.4 Hotfix 1 that, if exploited, allows an actor to bypass multi-factor/two-factor authentication. The actor must have administrator-level access to Serv-U to perform this action.
15.4. SolarWinds found that the issue was not completely fixed in 15.4 Hotfix 1.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 63% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SE
Serv-U · SolarWinds
15.4.0; 15.4.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40060
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-40060
Vendor Advisory
https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/Serv-U-15-4-0-Hotfix-2?language=en_US
Vendor Advisory
https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2023-40060
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