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CVE-2021-35247

Improper Input Validation Vulnerability in Serv-U

Published: Jan 7, 2022Updated: Oct 27, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-20
4.3MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
3.5%
Top 12.1%
CISA KEV
Active Exploitation
Since Jan 21, 2022
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Serv-U web login screen to LDAP authentication was allowing characters that were not sufficiently sanitized. SolarWinds has updated the input mechanism to perform additional validation and sanitization. Please Note: No downstream affect has been detected as the LDAP servers ignored improper characters. To insure proper input validation is completed in all environments. SolarWinds recommends scheduling an update to the latest version of Serv-U.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:NI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-20NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

SolarWinds
commercial·USaka solar winds
Serv-UOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
SolarWinds Inc.
commercial·USaka access rights manager, solarwinds orion platform, serv-u file server
Serv-U File ServerOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
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Exploitability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Added to KEV:Jan 21, 2022
Remediation due:Feb 4, 2022

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/servu/content/release_notes/servu_15-3_release_notes.htm
documentation.solarwinds.com
https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2021-35247
solarwinds.com
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-35247
cisa.gov
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