CVE-2024-28072 (GCVE-0-2024-28072)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-05-03 07:50 – Updated: 2024-08-02 00:48
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability
Summary
A highly privileged account can overwrite arbitrary files on the system with log output. The log file path tags were not sanitized properly.
Severity
5.7 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-05-03 19:58 UTC
CWE
- CWE-532 - Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
Assigner
References
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SolarWinds | Serv-U |
Affected:
15.4.2 and Previous Versions
|
|
| solarwinds | serv-u |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 15.4.2
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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