CVE-2023-40060

2FA/MFA Bypass Vulnerability in Serv-U 15.4 and 15.4 Hotfix 1

Description

A vulnerability has been identified within Serv-U 15.4 and 15.4 Hotfix 1 that, if exploited, allows an actor to bypass multi-factor/two-factor authentication. The actor must have administrator-level access to Serv-U to perform this action. 15.4.  SolarWinds found that the issue was not completely fixed in 15.4 Hotfix 1. 

Remediation

Solution:

  • All SolarWinds Serv-U customers are advised to upgrade to the latest version of the SolarWinds Serv-U version 15.4 Hotfix 2

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.03%
Vendor Advisory solarwinds.com Vendor Advisory solarwinds.com
Affected: SolarWinds Serv-U
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2023-40060 vendor advisory
https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/Serv-U-15-4-0-Hotfix-2?language=en_US vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-40060?
CVE-2023-40060 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-40060?
To fix CVE-2023-40060: All SolarWinds Serv-U customers are advised to upgrade to the latest version of the SolarWinds Serv-U version 15.4 Hotfix 2
Is CVE-2023-40060 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-40060 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-40060?
CVE-2023-40060 affects SolarWinds Serv-U.
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