CVE-2016-9684

Description

The SonicWall Secure Remote Access server (version 8.1.0.2-14sv) is vulnerable to a Remote Command Injection vulnerability in its web administrative interface. This vulnerability occurs in the viewcert CGI (/cgi-bin/viewcert) component responsible for processing SSL certificate information. The CGI application doesnt properly escape the information its passed in the CERT variable before a call to system() is performed - allowing for remote command injection. Exploitation of this vulnerability yields shell access to the remote machine under the nobody user account.

Risk Information

Base Score

9.8

MODERATE

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

13.521

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command (Command Injection) Vulnerability (CVE-2016-9684)	NCM

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234