What is CVE-2013-1359?

CVE-2013-1359 is a critical-severity vulnerability in SonicWall Analyzer, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-02-11.

How severe is CVE-2013-1359?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2013-1359 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in SonicWall Analyzer

CVE-2013-1359

An Authentication Bypass Vulnerability exists in DELL SonicWALL Analyzer 7.0, Global Management System (GMS) 4.1, 5.0, 5.1, 6.0, and 7.0; Universal Management Appliance (UMA) 5.1, 6.0, and 7.0 and ViewPoint 4.1, 5.0, 5.1, and 6.0 via the skipSessionCheck parameter to the UMA interface (/appliance/), which could let a remote malicious user obtain access to the root account.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2020-02-11 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.894 (99.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.894 · newest: 0.894 · change: 0.000

Affected products

SonicWall Analyzer — versions 7.0
SonicWall Global Management System — versions 4.1, 5.0, 5.1
SonicWall Universal Management Appliance — versions 5.1, 6.0, 7.0
SonicWall Viewpoint — versions 4.1, 5.0, 6.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

Public proof-of-concept exploits

rapid7/metasploit-framework

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/57445 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24204 (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24322 (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1028007 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81367 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/author/7547/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
fortiguard.com/encyclopedia/ips/35264/multiple-sonicwall-products-authenticatio… (Third Party Advisory)
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jan/125 (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-1359?: CVE-2013-1359 is a critical-severity vulnerability in SonicWall Analyzer, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-02-11.
How severe is CVE-2013-1359?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2013-1359 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.