CVE-2023-44221
Pulse Secure SMA100 OS Command Injection
Description
Improper neutralization of special elements in the SMA100 SSL-VPN management interface allows a remote authenticated attacker with administrative privilege to inject arbitrary commands as a 'nobody' user, potentially leading to OS Command Injection Vulnerability.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 5, 2023, 9:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 30, 2025, 6:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.2
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2023-44221
vulnerability.
Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the
products
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affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
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-2023-44221.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2023-0018 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2023-0018 | Vendor Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2023-44221 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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security.nl
SonicWall SMA100 SSL-VPN's actief aangevallen via path traversal-lek
SonicWall SMA100 SSL-VPN's worden actief aangevallen via een kritiek path traversal-lek, alsmede een command injection-kwetsbaarheid, zo waarschuwt het bedrijf. Afgelopen december verscheen er een bev ... Read more
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The Hacker News
SonicWall Confirms Active Exploitation of Flaws Affecting Multiple Appliance Models
Vulnerability / VPN Security SonicWall has revealed that two now-patched security flaws impacting its SMA100 Secure Mobile Access (SMA) appliances have been exploited in the wild. The vulnerabilities ... Read more
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Cyber Security News
SonicWall OS Command Injection Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild
SonicWall has issued an urgent warning to customers that threat actors are actively exploiting a high-severity command injection vulnerability in its Secure Mobile Access (SMA) appliances. The vulnera ... Read more
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Daily CyberSecurity
SonicWall Confirms Active Exploitation of SMA 100 Vulnerabilities – Urges Immediate Patching
On April 29, 2025, SonicWall issued an urgent update to two previously disclosed vulnerabilities affecting its SMA 100 Series appliances, confirming that both flaws are now actively being exploited in ... Read more
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BleepingComputer
SonicWall: SMA100 VPN vulnerabilities now exploited in attacks
Cybersecurity company SonicWall has warned customers that several vulnerabilities impacting its Secure Mobile Access (SMA) appliances are now being actively exploited in attacks. On Tuesday, SonicWal ... Read more
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2023-44221 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 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Apr. 30, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H -
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-2023-0018 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 13, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2023-0018 No Types Assigned https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2023-0018 Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-78 Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma_200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 10.2.1.9-57sv OR cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:sma_200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma_210_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 10.2.1.9-57sv OR cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:sma_210:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma_400_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 10.2.1.9-57sv OR cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:sma_400:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma_410_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 10.2.1.9-57sv OR cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:sma_410:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:sonicwall:sma_500v_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 10.2.1.9-57sv OR cpe:2.3:h:sonicwall:sma_500v:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Received by [email protected]
Dec. 05, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Improper neutralization of special elements in the SMA100 SSL-VPN management interface allows a remote authenticated attacker with administrative privilege to inject arbitrary commands as a 'nobody' user, potentially leading to OS Command Injection Vulnerability. Added Reference SonicWALL, Inc. https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2023-0018 [No types assigned] Added CWE SonicWALL, Inc. CWE-78
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-44221 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-2023-44221
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.79 }} 0.11%
score
0.72615
percentile