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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2020-15575

CVE-2020-15575: 
Serv-U Managed File Transfer Server vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

SolarWinds Serv-U File Server before version 15.2.1 was found to be vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), as demonstrated by Tenable Scan (Case Number 00484194) (NVD, CVE Details).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a CWE-79 type, which refers to Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (Cross-site Scripting). The CVSS v3.1 base score is 6.1 (MEDIUM) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. Under CVSS v2.0, it has a base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM) with vector (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability allows for low-level confidentiality and integrity impacts in a chained scope scenario, requiring user interaction but no privileges for exploitation. There is no impact on system availability (NVD).

Exploitability

The vulnerability requires network access and has low attack complexity. No authentication is required, but user interaction is necessary for successful exploitation (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability was addressed in SolarWinds Serv-U File Server version 15.2.1. Users should upgrade to this version or later to mitigate the risk (Release Notes).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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Published date

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  • Serv-U Managed File Transfer Server logoServ-U Managed File Transfer Server
  • cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u
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  • Serv-U Managed File Transfer Server logoServ-U Managed File Transfer Server
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