CVE-2024-28072 Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability
A highly privileged user can overwrite arbitrary system files via unsanitized log paths, potentially leading to code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-28072?
CVE-2024-28072 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Solarwinds Serv-U, published on 3 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A highly privileged account can overwrite arbitrary files on the system with log output. The log file path tags were not sanitized properly.
Weakness: CWE-532
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-28072?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Solarwinds Serv-U.
How do I fix CVE-2024-28072?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-28072 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2024-28072 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-28072 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Solarwinds Serv-U
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vhvm-hvvj-qf99.