SonicWall Global Management System (GMS) 8.1 has XSS via the `newName` and `Name` values…
Priority LOW 26CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
SonicWall Global Management System (GMS) 8.1 has XSS via the `newName` and `Name` values of the `/sgms/TreeControl` module.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00708 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-5691
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-58rp-652w-3cjw
References
More SonicWall Analyzer vulnerabilities
- TI-2013-01190 An Authentication Bypass Vulnerability exists in DELL SonicWALL Analyzer 7.0, Global… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2013-01191 An Authentication Bypass vulnerability exists in DELL SonicWALL Global Management System… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-06917 The ViewPoint web application in Dell SonicWALL Global Management System (GMS) before 7.2… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
- TI-2016-02155 The cliserver implementation in Dell SonicWALL GMS, Analyzer, and UMA EM5000 7.2, 8.0… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-02154 The GMS ViewPoint (GMSVP) web application in Dell SonicWALL GMS, Analyzer, and UMA EM5000… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2015-03373 The GMS ViewPoint (GMSVP) web application in Dell Sonicwall GMS, Analyzer, and UMA EM5000… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
Sources
- CVE-2018-5691 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-5691 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-58rp-652w-3cjw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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