CVE-2023-40060 (GCVE-0-2023-40060)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-07 15:57 – Updated: 2025-02-27 20:57
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
2FA/MFA Bypass Vulnerability in Serv-U 15.4 and 15.4 Hotfix 1
Summary
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.
Severity
7.2 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-02-26 21:52 UTC
CWE
- CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SolarWinds | Serv-U |
Affected:
15.4 , ≤ 15.4 Hotfix 1
(hotfix)
|
guessed |
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