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CVE-2023-5970: sonicwall sma_200_firmware Improper Authentication

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
Published 05-12-2023Last modified 02-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-5970 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Improper Authentication vulnerability in sonicwall sma_200_firmware. EPSS estimates a 0.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.91%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 05-12-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 02-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Improper authentication in the SMA100 SSL-VPN virtual office portal allows a remote authenticated attacker to create an identical external domain user using accent characters, resulting in an MFA bypass.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.91%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

59%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.91% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.91%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Sonicwall6 products

1 vendor · 6 products

References

1 links