CVE-2019-7483 is a vulnerability in SonicWall Sma 100 Firmware
Published on December 19, 2019
In SonicWall SMA100, an unauthenticated Directory Traversal vulnerability in the handleWAFRedirect CGI allows the user to test for the presence of a file on the server.
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This SonicWall SMA100 Directory Traversal Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. In SonicWall SMA100, an unauthenticated Directory Traversal vulnerability in the handleWAFRedirect CGI allows the user to test for the presence of a file on the server.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by April 18, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2019-7483 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors in an automatable fashion. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Directory traversal Vulnerability?
The software uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.
CVE-2019-7483 has been classified to as a Directory traversal vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2019-7483
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Affected Versions
SonicWall SMA100 Version 9.0.0.3 and earlier is affected by CVE-2019-7483Exploit Probability
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