CVE-2021-25179 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

SolarWinds Serv-U before 15.2 is affected by Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via the HTTP Host header.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01839.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Solarwinds	Serv-u File Server

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-12090	SolarWinds Serv-U before 15.2 is affected by Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via the HTTP Host header.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/servu/content/release_notes/servu_15-2_release_notes.htm
https://github.com/matrix
https://twitter.com/gm4tr1x
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabrielegristina

History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.01006}`	epss `{'score': 0.01361}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-05-05T02:40:13

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:56:10.539Z

Reserved: 2021-01-15T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2021-25179

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-05-05T03:15:07.283

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:54:30.950

Link: CVE-2021-25179

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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