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.

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

EPSS: 0.760 (98.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Sonicwall Scrutinizer
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

Public proof-of-concept exploits

rapid7/metasploit-framework

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, 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.