Path traversal in SonicOS - CVE-2024-12806

 

Path traversal in SonicOS - CVE-2024-12806

Published: January 8, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU102452
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-12806
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: SonicWall
Affected software:
SonicOS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences within the management interface. A remote privileged user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and read arbitrary files on the system.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-12806

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources