Known Exploited Vulnerability
4.9
MEDIUM
CVE-2021-20023
SonicWall Email Security Path Traversal Vulnerabil - [Actively Exploited]
Description

SonicWall Email Security version 10.0.9.x contains a vulnerability that allows a post-authenticated attacker to read an arbitrary file on the remote host.

INFO

Published Date :

April 20, 2021, 12:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:45 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.2
CISA Notification
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Description :

SonicWall Email Security contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows a post-authenticated attacker to read files on the remote host. This vulnerability has known usage in a SonicWall Email Security exploit chain along with CVE-2021-20021 and CVE-2021-20022 to achieve privilege escalation.

Required Action :

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes :

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20023

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-20023 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-20023 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Sonicwall email_security
2 Sonicwall hosted_email_security
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-2021-20023.

URL Resource
https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2021-0010 Vendor Advisory
https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2021-0010 Vendor Advisory

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Born at : April 19, 2022, 8:58 a.m. This repo has been linked 1228 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-20023 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-20023 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.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2021-0010
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 14, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sonicwall:email_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 10.0.9 OR *cpe:2.3:a:sonicwall:email_security:*:*:*:*:*:email_security_virtual_appliance:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.9.6173 *cpe:2.3:a:sonicwall:email_security:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.9.6173 *cpe:2.3:a:sonicwall:hosted_email_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.0.9.6173
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 23, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2021-0010 No Types Assigned https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2021-0010 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-22
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sonicwall:email_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 10.0.9
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-20023 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

93.33 }} 0.77%

score

0.99301

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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