7.5
HIGH
CVE-2021-35252
Serv-U FTP Server Encryption Key Disclosure
Description

Common encryption key appears to be used across all deployed instances of Serv-U FTP Server. Because of this an encrypted value that is exposed to an attacker can be simply recovered to plaintext.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 16, 2022, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 3, 2023, 5:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-35252 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Solarwinds serv-u
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-35252.

URL Resource
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-35252 Third Party Advisory
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/servu/content/release_notes/servu_15-3-2_release_notes.htm Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2021-35252 Patch Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-35252 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-35252 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 03, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3.1 SolarWinds AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Added CVSS V3.1 SolarWinds AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Removed CVSS V3.1 Reason AV-Lack of information
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-798
    Added CWE NIST CWE-287
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 20, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-35252 No Types Assigned https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-35252 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/servu/content/release_notes/servu_15-3-2_release_notes.htm No Types Assigned https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/servu/content/release_notes/servu_15-3-2_release_notes.htm Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2021-35252 No Types Assigned https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2021-35252 Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-798
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 15.3.2
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.09 }} 0.00%

score

0.40010

percentile

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