Improper Auth in SSLVPN auth bypass vulnerability
CVE-2024-53704 Published on January 9, 2025
An Improper Authentication vulnerability in the SSLVPN authentication mechanism allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication.
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This SonicWall SonicOS SSLVPN Improper Authentication Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. SonicWall SonicOS contains an improper authentication vulnerability in the SSLVPN authentication mechanism that allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by March 11, 2025: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-53704 is exploitable 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 small impact on confidentiality, a small impact on integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is an authentification Vulnerability?
When an actor claims to have a given identity, the software does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
CVE-2024-53704 has been classified to as an authentification vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-53704
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Affected Versions
SonicWall SonicOS:- Version 7.1.1-7058 and older versions is affected.
- Version 7.1.2-7019 is affected.
- Version 8.0.0-8035 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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