CVE-2023-35179 2FA/MFA Bypass Vulnerability in Serv-U 15.4

High 7.2 Published Updated

An administrator can bypass multi-factor authentication in Serv-U, undermining security controls for privileged accounts.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-35179?

CVE-2023-35179 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Solarwinds Serv-U, published on 10 Aug 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability has been identified within Serv-U 15.4 that, if exploited, allows an actor to bypass multi-factor/two-factor authentication. The actor must have administrator-level access to Serv-U to perform this action.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-35179?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Solarwinds Serv-U.

How do I fix CVE-2023-35179?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-35179 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2023-35179 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-35179 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Solarwinds Serv-U vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mc4v-9q33-23ph.

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