CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-20021

Improper Privilege Management

Published: Apr 09, 2021 | Modified: Apr 14, 2021
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

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.

Weakness

The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Email_security Sonicwall * 10.0.9.6103 (excluding)
Hosted_email_security Sonicwall * 10.0.9.6103 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

References