SonicOS Admin Absolute Path Traversal Enables Post-Auth File Read
CVE-2024-12806 Published on January 9, 2025
A post-authentication absolute path traversal vulnerability in SonicOS management allows a remote attacker to read an arbitrary file.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-12806 is exploitable with network access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. 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
Path Traversal: '/absolute/pathname/here'
A software system that accepts input in the form of a slash absolute path ('/absolute/pathname/here') without appropriate validation can allow an attacker to traverse the file system to unintended locations or access arbitrary files.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-12806
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Affected Versions
SonicWall SonicOS:- Version 6.5.4.15-117n and older versions is affected.
- Version 7.0.1-5161 and older version is affected.
- Version 7.1.2-7019 is affected.
- Version 8.0.0-8035 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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