CVE-2021-35242 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Serv-U server responds with valid CSRFToken when the request contains only Session.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00372.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Solarwinds Subscribe	Serv-u Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-21885	Serv-U server responds with valid CSRFToken when the request contains only Session.

Fixes

Solution

SolarWinds advises Serv-U customers to upgrade to the latest Service Release version (15.2.5 SR) once it becomes generally available.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/servu/content/release_notes/servu_15-2-5_release_notes.htm
https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2021-35242

History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00172}`	epss `{'score': 0.00137}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: SolarWinds

Published: 2021-12-06T16:53:22

Updated: 2024-08-04T00:33:51.281Z

Reserved: 2021-06-22T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2021-35242

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-12-06T17:15:07.627

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:12:08.150

Link: CVE-2021-35242

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-352

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