# CVE-2024-45711: SolarWinds Serv-U FTP Service Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

> Authenticated attackers can exploit directory traversal via environment variables to achieve remote code execution on SolarWinds Serv-U.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 16 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-93cp-72p2-5f74

## What is CVE-2024-45711?

CVE-2024-45711 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Solarwinds Serv-U, published on 16 Oct 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SolarWinds Serv-U is vulnerable  to a directory traversal  vulnerability where remote code execution is possible depending on privileges given to the authenticated user.  This issue requires a user to be authenticated and this is present when software environment variables are abused. Authentication is required for this vulnerability

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-45711?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Solarwinds Serv-U.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-45711?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-45711 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-45711 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45711 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Solarwinds Serv-U

- [CVE-2021-35211](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-35211/): SolarWinds Serv-U Remote Code Execution (critical 9.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-28995](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28995/): SolarWinds Serv-U Path Traversal Vulnerability (high 8.6, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-28318](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-28318/): SolarWinds Serv-U Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (high 7.5, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-35247](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-35247/): SolarWinds Serv-U Improper Input Validation (medium 4.3, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-35481](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35481/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-45711 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-45711 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Solarwinds Serv-U, published on 16 Oct 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45711 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Solarwinds Serv-U. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45711/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45711/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-45711
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45711
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-45711

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45711/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.