SB2021020327 - Multiple vulnerabilities in SolarWinds Serv-U FTP Server
Published: February 3, 2021 Updated: April 17, 2023
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 5 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Incorrect default permissions (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-25276)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect default permissions on the Windows "Users" directory. A local user with access to the system can view contents of files and obtain users' password hashes from the "%ProgramData%\RhinoSoft\Serv-U\Users\<DOMAIN>\" directory.
2) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-35482)
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
3) Code Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-35481)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary macros on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
4) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-27994)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences passed via the "dir" HTTP GET parameter. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.
Example:
https:///[host]/?Command=List&dir=\..\*.*
5) Stored cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-28001)
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.