What is CVE-2023-5970?

CVE-2023-5970 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sonicwall Sma100, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-12-05.

How severe is CVE-2023-5970?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Sonicwall Sma100

CVE-2023-5970

Improper authentication in the SMA100 SSL-VPN virtual office portal allows a remote authenticated attacker to create an identical external domain user using accent characters, resulting in an MFA bypass.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.009 (56.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Sonicwall Sma100 — versions 10.2.1.9-57sv and earlier versions
Sonicwall Sma_200
Sonicwall Sma_200_firmware
Sonicwall Sma_210
Sonicwall Sma_210_firmware
Sonicwall Sma_400
Sonicwall Sma_400_firmware
Sonicwall Sma_410
Sonicwall Sma_410_firmware
Sonicwall Sma_500v

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

PSIRT@sonicwall.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-5970?: CVE-2023-5970 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sonicwall Sma100, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-12-05.
How severe is CVE-2023-5970?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.