Vulnerability · Published Dec 5, 2023 · Assigned by sonicwall
CVE-2023-5970
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity improper authentication in SMA100 from SonicWall. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 60% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 39.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Improper authentication in the SMA100 SSL-VPN virtual office portal allows a remote authenticated attacker to create an identical external domain user using accent characters, resulting in an MFA bypass.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-287
References
- https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2023-0018 vendor-advisory