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CVE-2018-19999

Serv-U FTP Server 15.1.6.25 Local Privilege Escalation

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

The local management interface in SolarWinds Serv-U FTP Server 15.1.6.25 has incorrect access controls that permit local users to bypass authentication in the application and execute code in the context of the Windows SYSTEM account, leading to privilege escalation. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must have local access the the host running Serv-U, and a Serv-U administrator have an active management console session.

La interfaz de administración local en SolarWinds Serv-U FTP Server versión 15.1.6.25, presenta controles de acceso incorrectos que permiten a los usuarios locales omitir la autenticación en la aplicación y ejecutar código en el contexto de la cuenta SYSTEM de Windows, lo que conlleva a la escalada de privilegios. Para explotar esta vulnerabilidad, un atacante debe tener acceso local al host que ejecuta Serv-U, y un administrador de Serv-U presenta una sesión de consola administrativa activa.

Serv-U FTP Server version 15.1.6.25 suffers from a local privilege escalation vulnerability via authentication bypass.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
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
  • 2018-12-09 CVE Reserved
  • 2019-05-30 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-287: Improper Authentication
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Solarwinds
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 Serv-u Ftp Server
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 15.1.6.25
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Affected