CVE-2020-22428

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Published May 5, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 4.8 Medium EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

SolarWinds Serv-U before 15.1.6 Hotfix 3 is affected by Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via a directory name (entered by an admin) containing a JavaScript payload.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_ftp_server:15.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_mft_server:15.1:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-15189	SolarWinds Serv-U before 15.1.6 Hotfix 3 is affected by Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via a directory name (entered by an admin) containing a JavaScript payload.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.2% (1.176% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/matrix
https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/Serv-U-15-1-6-Hotfix-3?language=en_US
https://twitter.com/gm4tr1x
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabrielegristina

History

Jul 13, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00879}`	epss `{'score': 0.01609}`

Subscriptions

Solarwinds Serv-u Ftp Server Serv-u Mft Server

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 2:51 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 5, 2021, 2:42 AM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 2:51 PM
Reserved: Aug 13, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:04 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 5, 2021, 3:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:04 AM

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