SB2022011720 - LDAP injection in SolarWinds Serv-U



SB2022011720 - LDAP injection in SolarWinds Serv-U

Published: January 17, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022011720
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) LDAP injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-35247)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to send unexpected characters to the LDAP server.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing DLAP queries in Serv-U web login screen. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted request that can bypass implemented filtration and influence the initial LDAP query.

Note: No downstream affect has been detected as the LDAP servers ignored improper characters.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.