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CVE-2023-34129

SonicWALL GMS Virtual Appliance Syslog Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity Score

8.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track*
*SSVC
Descriptions

Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in SonicWall GMS and Analytics allows an authenticated remote attacker to traverse the directory and extract arbitrary files using Zip Slip method to any location on the underlying filesystem with root privileges. This issue affects GMS: 9.3.2-SP1 and earlier versions; Analytics: 2.5.0.4-R7 and earlier versions.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of SonicWALL GMS Virtual Appliance. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed.
The specific flaw exists within the InboundSyslogFile class. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root.

*Credits: Alex Birnberg of Zymo Security
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track*
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Total
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-05-25 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-07-13 CVE Published
  • 2024-07-19 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-10-30 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Sonicwall
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Analytics
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<= 2.5.0.4-r7
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-
Affected
Sonicwall
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Global Management System
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< 9.3.2
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-
Affected
Sonicwall
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Global Management System
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9.3.2
Search vendor "Sonicwall" for product "Global Management System" and version "9.3.2"
-
Affected
Sonicwall
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Global Management System
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9.3.2
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sp1
Affected