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SonicWall SonicOS Improper Access Control (SNWLID-2024-0015)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 206801

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Synopsis

The remote host is affected by an improper access control vulnerability.

Description

According to its self-reported version, the remote SonicWall firewall is running a version of SonicOS that is affected by an improper access control vulnerability:

 - An improper access control vulnerability has been identified in the SonicWall SonicOS management access and SSLVPN, potentially leading to unauthorized resource access and in specific conditions, causing the firewall to crash.
 (CVE-2024-40766)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in the vendor security advisory.

See Also

https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2024-0015

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 206801

File Name: sonicwall_SNWLID-2024-0015.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: combined

Family: Firewalls

Published: 9/9/2024

Updated: 10/25/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-40766

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.1

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:sonicwall:sonicos

Required KB Items: installed_sw/SonicWall SonicOS

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/22/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/22/2024

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 9/30/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-40766

IAVA: 2024-A-0689