CVE-2016-9684

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-9684
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-02-22 05:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionThe SonicWall Secure Remote Access server (version 8.1.0.2-14sv) is vulnerable to a Remote Command Injection vulnerability in its web administrative interface. This vulnerability occurs in the 'viewcert' CGI (/cgi-bin/viewcert) component responsible for processing SSL certificate information. The CGI application doesn't properly escape the information it's passed in the 'CERT' variable before a call to system() is performed - allowing for remote command injection. Exploitation of this vulnerability yields shell access to the remote machine under the nobody user account.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-77 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Dell Sonicwall Secure Remote Access Server 8.1.0.2-14sv All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
documents.software.dell.com/sonicwall-sma-100-series/8.1.0.7/release-notes/resolved-issues af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 documents.software.dell.com Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Security Advisory af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 psirt.global.sonicwall.com
[Ruby] # Exploit Title: Sonicwall viewcert.cgi CGI Remote Command Injection Vulnerabili - Pastebin.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 pastebin.com
Dell SonicWall Secure Remote Access Multiple Command Injection Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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