Improper authentication in SonicWall SMA100
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00911 60th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SonicWall | SMA100 | 10.2.1.9-57sv and earlier versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- SMA100 VendorSonicWall Affected 10.2.1.9-57sv and earlier versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 10
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma_200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 10.2.1.9-57sv | Vulnerable | SonicWall |
| cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:sma_200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | SonicWall |
| cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma_210_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 10.2.1.9-57sv | Vulnerable | SonicWall |
| cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:sma_210:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | SonicWall |
| cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma_400_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 10.2.1.9-57sv | Vulnerable | SonicWall |
| cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:sma_400:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | SonicWall |
| cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma_410_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 10.2.1.9-57sv | Vulnerable | SonicWall |
| cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:sma_410:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | SonicWall |
| cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma_500v_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 10.2.1.9-57sv | Vulnerable | SonicWall |
| cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:sma_500v:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | SonicWall |
- cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma_200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 10.2.1.9-57sv Vulnerable ·SonicWall
- cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:sma_200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·SonicWall
- cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma_210_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 10.2.1.9-57sv Vulnerable ·SonicWall
- cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:sma_210:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·SonicWall
- cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma_400_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 10.2.1.9-57sv Vulnerable ·SonicWall
- cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:sma_400:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·SonicWall
- cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma_410_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 10.2.1.9-57sv Vulnerable ·SonicWall
- cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:sma_410:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·SonicWall
- cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma_500v_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 10.2.1.9-57sv Vulnerable ·SonicWall
- cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:sma_500v:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·SonicWall
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
SonicWall SMA100 — psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2023-0018
2 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 1 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-23752 OS command injection in SonicWall SMA100Priority CRITICAL 91
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-5970
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8w95-32fx-8c6h
References
More SonicWall Sma 200 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-03356 Stack-based buffer overflow in SonicWall SMA100 KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-03337 SQL injection in SonicWall SMA100 KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-25716 Apache HTTP Server weakness in mod_rewrite when first segment of substitution matches filesystem path. KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2023-23752 OS command injection in SonicWall SMA100 KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2021-03354 OS command injection in SonicWall SMA100 KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2021-03357 OS command injection in SonicWall SMA100 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-5970 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-5970 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8w95-32fx-8c6h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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