Auth bypass in SonicWall Scrutinizer
CVE-2012-2626
cgi-bin/admin.cgi in the web console in Plixer Scrutinizer (aka Dell SonicWALL Scrutinizer) before 9.5.0 does not require token authentication, which allows remote attackers to add administrative accounts via a userprefs action.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.445 (98.7th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.445 · newest: 0.445 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.trustwave.com/spiderlabs/advisories/TWSL2012-014.txt (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.plixer.com/Press-Releases/plixer-releases-9-5-2.html (Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-2626?
- CVE-2012-2626 is a vulnerability in SonicWall Scrutinizer, classified under Improper Authentication. Published 2012-07-31.
- Is CVE-2012-2626 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.