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CVE-2023-44221

Improper neutralization of special elements in the SMA100 SSL-VPN management interface allows a remote authenticated attacker with administrative...

Basic Information

CVE State
PUBLISHED
Reserved Date
September 26, 2023
Published Date
December 05, 2023
Last Updated
December 02, 2024
Vendor
SonicWall
Product
SMA100
Description
Improper neutralization of special elements in the SMA100 SSL-VPN management interface allows a remote authenticated attacker with administrative privilege to inject arbitrary commands as a 'nobody' user, potentially leading to OS Command Injection Vulnerability.
Tags
cisa edge

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1

7.2 - HIGH

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Score

Score
46.25% (Percentile: 97.48%) as of 2025-05-30

SSVC Information

Exploitation
none
Technical Impact
total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild
Yes (2025-05-01 00:00:00 UTC) Source

References

https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2023-0018

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source Added Date
TheHackerNews 2025-05-01 09:06:31 UTC

Recent Mentions

Another day, another edge device being targeted - it’s a typical Thursday!In today’s blog post, we’re excited to share our previously private analysis of the now exploited in-the-wild N-day vulnerabilities affecting SonicWall’s SMA100 appliance. Over the last few months, our client
Another day, another edge device being targeted - it’s a typical Thursday!In today’s blog post, we’re excited to share our previously private analysis of the now exploited in-the-wild N-day vulnerabilities affecting SonicWall’s SMA100 appliance. Over the last few months, our client

CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog

Source: All CISA Advisories • Published: 2025-05-01 12:00:00 UTC

CISA has added two new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2024-38475 Apache HTTP Server Improper Escaping of Output Vulnerability CVE-2023-44221 SonicWall SMA100 Appliances OS Command Injection Vulnerability These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risks to the federal enterprise. Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 22-01: Reducing the Significant Risk of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities established the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog as a living list of known Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) that carry significant risk to the federal enterprise. BOD 22-01 requires Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies to remediate identified vulnerabilities by the due date to protect FCEB networks against active threats. See the BOD 22-01 Fact Sheet for more information. Although BOD 22-01 only applies to FCEB agencies, CISA strongly urges all organizations to reduce their exposure to cyberattacks by prioritizing timely remediation of Catalog vulnerabilities as part of their vulnerability management practice. CISA will continue to add vulnerabilities to the catalog that meet the specified criteria.

SonicWall Confirms Active Exploitation of Flaws Affecting Multiple Appliance Models

Source: TheHackerNews • Published: 2025-05-01 06:22:00 UTC

SonicWall has revealed that two now-patched security flaws impacting its SMA100 Secure Mobile Access (SMA) appliances have been exploited in the wild. The vulnerabilities in question are listed below - CVE-2023-44221 (CVSS score: 7.2) - Improper neutralization of special elements in the SMA100 SSL-VPN management interface allows a remote authenticated attacker with administrative privilege to

Timeline

  • CVE ID Reserved

  • CVE Published to Public

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