CVE-2021-20021
SonicWall Email Security Improper Privilege Manage - [Actively Exploited]
Description
A vulnerability in the SonicWall Email Security version 10.0.9.x allows an attacker to create an administrative account by sending a crafted HTTP request to the remote host.
INFO
Published Date :
April 9, 2021, 6:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 14, 2021, 4:04 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
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SonicWall Email Security contains an improper privilege management vulnerability that allows an attacker to create an administrative account by sending a crafted HTTP request to the remote host. This vulnerability has known usage in a SonicWall Email Security exploit chain along with CVE-2021-20022 and CVE-2021-20023 to achieve privilege escalation.
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Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2021-20021 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2021-20021
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2021-20021.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2021-0007 | Vendor Advisory |
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2021-20021 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 14, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2021-0007 No Types Assigned https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2021-0007 Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-269 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sonicwall:email_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.9.6103 *cpe:2.3:a:sonicwall:hosted_email_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.9.6103
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-20021 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-20021
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.97 }} -0.04%
score
0.83622
percentile