CVE-2004-2532

RhinoSoft Serv-U FTP Server 3.x < 5.x - Local Privilege Escalation

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Serv-U FTP server before 5.1.0.0 has a default account and password for local administration, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by connecting to the server using the default administrator account, creating a new user, logging in as that new user, and then using the SITE EXEC command.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2004-08-08 First Exploit
2004-12-31 CVE Published
2005-10-25 CVE Reserved
2024-08-08 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-255: Credentials Management Errors

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.osvdb.org/8877	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16925	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/381	2004-08-08
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-08/0216.html	2024-08-08
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10886	2024-08-08

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Solarwinds Search vendor "Solarwinds"		Serv-u File Server Search vendor "Solarwinds" for product "Serv-u File Server"				<= 5.0.0.11 Search vendor "Solarwinds" for product "Serv-u File Server" and version " <= 5.0.0.11"		-		Affected
Solarwinds Search vendor "Solarwinds"		Serv-u File Server Search vendor "Solarwinds" for product "Serv-u File Server"				3.0.0.16 Search vendor "Solarwinds" for product "Serv-u File Server" and version "3.0.0.16"		-		Affected
Solarwinds Search vendor "Solarwinds"		Serv-u File Server Search vendor "Solarwinds" for product "Serv-u File Server"				3.0.0.17 Search vendor "Solarwinds" for product "Serv-u File Server" and version "3.0.0.17"		-		Affected
Solarwinds Search vendor "Solarwinds"		Serv-u File Server Search vendor "Solarwinds" for product "Serv-u File Server"				3.1.0.0 Search vendor "Solarwinds" for product "Serv-u File Server" and version "3.1.0.0"		-		Affected
Solarwinds Search vendor "Solarwinds"		Serv-u File Server Search vendor "Solarwinds" for product "Serv-u File Server"				3.1.0.1 Search vendor "Solarwinds" for product "Serv-u File Server" and version "3.1.0.1"		-		Affected
Solarwinds Search vendor "Solarwinds"		Serv-u File Server Search vendor "Solarwinds" for product "Serv-u File Server"				3.1.0.3 Search vendor "Solarwinds" for product "Serv-u File Server" and version "3.1.0.3"		-		Affected
Solarwinds Search vendor "Solarwinds"		Serv-u File Server Search vendor "Solarwinds" for product "Serv-u File Server"				4.0.0.4 Search vendor "Solarwinds" for product "Serv-u File Server" and version "4.0.0.4"		-		Affected
Solarwinds Search vendor "Solarwinds"		Serv-u File Server Search vendor "Solarwinds" for product "Serv-u File Server"				4.1.0.0 Search vendor "Solarwinds" for product "Serv-u File Server" and version "4.1.0.0"		-		Affected
Solarwinds Search vendor "Solarwinds"		Serv-u File Server Search vendor "Solarwinds" for product "Serv-u File Server"				4.1.0.3 Search vendor "Solarwinds" for product "Serv-u File Server" and version "4.1.0.3"		-		Affected
Solarwinds Search vendor "Solarwinds"		Serv-u File Server Search vendor "Solarwinds" for product "Serv-u File Server"				5.0.0.0 Search vendor "Solarwinds" for product "Serv-u File Server" and version "5.0.0.0"		-		Affected
Solarwinds Search vendor "Solarwinds"		Serv-u File Server Search vendor "Solarwinds" for product "Serv-u File Server"				5.0.0.4 Search vendor "Solarwinds" for product "Serv-u File Server" and version "5.0.0.4"		-		Affected
Solarwinds Search vendor "Solarwinds"		Serv-u File Server Search vendor "Solarwinds" for product "Serv-u File Server"				5.0.0.9 Search vendor "Solarwinds" for product "Serv-u File Server" and version "5.0.0.9"		-		Affected