Permission Elevation Vulnerability in SonicOS by SonicWall
CVE-2019-7479

7.2HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Sonicwall
Status
Sonicos
Sonicosv
Vendor
CVE Published:
31 December 2019

Summary

A vulnerability within SonicOS allows authenticated read-only administrators to elevate their permissions to configuration mode. This flaw poses significant risks to network security as it enables unauthorized changes to system configurations. The vulnerability is present in multiple versions of SonicOS, including Gen 5 and Gen 6, potentially affecting the security posture of organizations reliant on this software for network management.

Affected Version(s)

SonicOS 5.9.1.12-4o

SonicOS 6.2.7.4-32n

SonicOS 6.5.1.4-4n

References

https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-201...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.2
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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