CVE-2021-3154 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An issue was discovered in SolarWinds Serv-U before 15.2.2. Unauthenticated attackers can retrieve cleartext passwords via macro Injection. NOTE: this had a distinct fix relative to CVE-2020-35481.

Published: 2021-05-04

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 1.2% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-26498	An issue was discovered in SolarWinds Serv-U before 15.2.2. Unauthenticated attackers can retrieve cleartext passwords via macro Injection. NOTE: this had a distinct fix relative to CVE-2020-35481.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01239.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/servu/content/release_notes/servu_15-2-2_release_notes.htm

History

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Subscriptions

Solarwinds Serv-u

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-05-04T13:02:56.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T16:45:51.390Z

Reserved: 2021-01-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-3154

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-05-04T14:15:08.963

Modified: 2026-06-17T04:04:45.597

Link: CVE-2021-3154

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-74
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

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