CVE-2023-0126: sonicwall sma1000_firmware Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-0126 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in sonicwall sma1000_firmware. EPSS estimates a 72.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 19-01-2023
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 03-04-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Pre-authentication path traversal vulnerability in SMA1000 firmware version 12.4.2, which allows an unauthenticated attacker to access arbitrary files and directories stored outside the web root directory.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.