Description
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in SolarWinds Serv-U before 15.1.7 for Linux.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Metasploit 1 module
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Serv-U FTP Server prepareinstallation Privilege Escalation
exploit/linux/local/servu_ftp_server_prepareinstallation_priv_esc
Exploit-DB 3
- Serv-U FTP Server - prepareinstallation Privilege Escalation (Metasploit) EDB-47072 · local · Jul 3, 2019 · verified
- Serv-U FTP Server < 15.1.7 - Local Privilege Escalation (1) EDB-47009 · local · Jun 18, 2019 · verified
- Serv-U FTP Server < 15.1.7 - Local Privilege Escalation (2) EDB-47173 · local · Jan 13, 2019
GitHub 1 repository
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mavlevin/CVE-2019-12181 ★ 7 · Jun 12, 2019
LPE Exploit For CVE-2019-12181 (Serv-U FTP 15.1.6)
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/servu/Content/Release_Notes/Servu_15-1-7_release_notes.htm
- https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/article/Serv-U-Potential-elevation-of-privileges-on-Linux-systems
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153333/Serv-U-FTP-Server-15.1.6-Privilege-Escalation.html
- https://blog.vastart.dev/2019/06/cve-2019-12181-serv-u-exploit-writeup.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153505/Serv-U-FTP-Server-prepareinstallation-Privilege-Escalation.html