SolarWinds Serv-U FTP Server Has the Path Traversal Security Vulnerability

A security vulnerability has been detected in the Serv-U FTP Server file-sharing solution developed by SolarWinds, allowing remote threat actors to perform Path Traversal attacks on the vulnerable system.

The vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-35250 exists due to a validation error when processing migration sequences. Successfully exploiting a vulnerability could allow access to files on the system.

The high-severity vulnerability only affects Serv-U FTP Server version 15.3. SolarWinds has released updates that fix the vulnerability and other issues. Users using the vulnerable version are advised to apply the updates that fix the vulnerability immediately.