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CVE-2023-40053

MEDIUM
Published 2023-12-06T03:23:59.651Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
5.0
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.001
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.1% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.177
Higher than 17.7% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE

Description

A vulnerability has been identified within Serv-U 15.4 that allows an authenticated actor to insert content on the file share function feature of Serv-U, which could be used maliciously.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

SolarWinds

Serv-U

Affected Versions:

15.4 and previous versions

EU Vulnerability Database

Monitored by ENISA for EU cybersecurity

EU Coordination

Not EU Coordinated

Exploitation Status

No Known Exploitation

EUVD ID

View on ENISA

ENISA Analysis

Malicious code in bioql (PyPI)

Affected Products (ENISA)

solarwinds
serv-u

ENISA Scoring

CVSS Score (3.1)

5.0
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

EPSS Score

0.060
probability

ENISA References

https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2023-40053
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/servu/content/release_notes/servu_15-4-1_release_notes.htm

Data provided by ENISA EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated: October 3, 2025

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed MODERATE

GHSA-7m83-852c-hhv7

Advisory Details

A vulnerability has been identified within Serv-U 15.4 that allows an authenticated actor to insert content on the file share function feature of Serv-U, which could be used maliciously.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

5.0

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40053
WEB https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/servu/content/release_notes/servu_15-4-1_release_notes.htm
WEB https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2023-40053

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: December 6, 2023, Modified: December 6, 2023

References

https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/CVE-2023-40053
https://documentation.solarwinds.com/en/success_center/servu/content/release_notes/servu_15-4-1_release_notes.htm
Published: 2023-12-06T03:23:59.651Z
Last Modified: 2024-08-02T18:24:54.649Z
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