Privilege escalation in Serv-U FTP Server - CVE-2018-15906
Published: February 6, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17401
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-15906
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: SolarWinds
Affected software:
Serv-U FTP Server
Serv-U FTP Server
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper privileges and access controls. A remote attacker who is a member of the "Domain Administrators" can leverage the CSV user import function and execute arbitrary code under the context of the Windows SYSTEM account in a default installation.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-15906
The vulnerability has been addressed in the version 15.1.6 Hotfix 2.