OS Command Injection in SMA 100 - CVE-2021-20017
Published: March 13, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU51439
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-20017
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: SonicWall
Affected software:
SMA 100
SMA 100
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote authenticated user can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system as a 'nobody' user.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-20017
Install updates from vendor's website.