CVE-2023-40053

HTML injection Vulnerability in Serv-U 15.4

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Published Dec 6, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A vulnerability has been identified within Serv-U 15.4 that allows an authenticated actor to insert content on the file share function feature of Serv-U, which could be used maliciously.

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

SolarWinds

Serv-U

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`15.4 and previous versions`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u:15.4.0:-::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u:15.4.0:hotfix1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u:15.4.0:hotfix2::::::

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

SolarWinds advises to upgrade to the latest version of Serv-U 15.4.1 once became generally available.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-44660	A vulnerability has been identified within Serv-U 15.4 that allows an authenticated actor to insert content on the file share function feature of Serv-U, which could be used maliciously.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.833% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/servu/content/release_notes/servu_15-4-1_release_notes.htm
https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2023-40053

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Solarwinds Serv-u

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 6:24 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: SolarWinds
Published: Dec 6, 2023, 3:23 AM
Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 6:24 PM
Reserved: Aug 8, 2023, 11:22 PM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:15 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 6, 2023, 4:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:15 AM

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