CVE-2018-9866 is a vulnerability in SonicWall Global Management System
Published on August 3, 2018
A vulnerability in lack of validation of user-supplied parameters pass to XML-RPC calls on SonicWall Global Management System (GMS) virtual appliance's, allow remote user to execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability affected GMS version 8.1 and earlier.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2018-9866 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. An automatable proof of concept (POC) exploit exists. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be critical as this vulnerability has a high impact to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of this component.
Weakness Type
What is a Command Injection Vulnerability?
The software constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component.
CVE-2018-9866 has been classified to as a Command Injection vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2018-9866
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Affected Versions
SonicWall Global Management System (GMS) Version 8.1 and earlier is affected by CVE-2018-9866Exploit Probability
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