CVE-2024-28072 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A highly privileged account can overwrite arbitrary files on the system with log output. The log file path tags were not sanitized properly.

Published: 2024-05-03

Score: 5.7 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

SolarWinds

Serv-U

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`15.4.2 and Previous Versions`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u:15.4.2:-::::::

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

SolarWinds recommends that customers upgrade to SolarWinds Serv-U version 15.4.2 Hotfix 1 as soon as it becomes available.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2024-25239	A highly privileged account can overwrite arbitrary files on the system with log output. The log file path tags were not sanitized properly.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00203.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://solarwindscore.my.site.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/Serv-U-15-4-2-Hotfix-1-Release-Notes?language=en_US
https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2024-28072

History

Tue, 25 Feb 2025 17:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Solarwinds Solarwinds serv-u
Weaknesses		NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u:15.4.2:-::::::
Vendors & Products		Solarwinds Solarwinds serv-u

Subscriptions

Solarwinds Serv-u

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: SolarWinds

Published: 2024-05-03T07:50:00.696Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T00:48:48.228Z

Reserved: 2024-03-01T08:53:44.513Z

Link: CVE-2024-28072

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T00:48:48.228Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-05-03T08:15:07.217

Modified: 2025-02-25T17:12:45.987

Link: CVE-2024-28072

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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