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CVE-2021-35242:
Serv-U Managed File Transfer Server vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The vulnerability CVE-2021-35242 affects SolarWinds Serv-U server versions 15.2.4 HF1 and earlier. The vulnerability was disclosed on December 3, 2021, and involves the server responding with a valid CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery) Token when the request contains only Session (SolarWinds Advisory).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 HIGH by NVD with vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, while SolarWinds assessed it at 8.3 HIGH with vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability could potentially lead to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system if successfully exploited, as indicated by the CVSS scoring (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in Serv-U version 15.2.5. Users are advised to upgrade to this version to mitigate the vulnerability (SolarWinds Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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