CVE detail
CVE-2023-44221
Improper neutralization of special elements in the SMA100 SSL-VPN management interface allows a remote authenticated attacker with administrative privilege to inject arbitrary commands as a 'nobody' user, potentially leading to OS Command Injection Vulnerability.
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Why this CVE is surfacing
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Buzz score components · mention 19.5 · diversity 13.0 · KEV 25.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
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Evidence
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- 5th May – Threat Intelligence ReportCheck Point Research
For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 5th May, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES Three major UK retailers – Co-op, Harrods and Marks & Spencer (M&S) – were hit by cyberattacks that disrupted operations and compromised sensitive data. The attacks are believed linked to the Scattered […]
vendorresearch.checkpoint.comMay 5, 2025, 11:42 AM PoC code targeting two exploited SonicWall flaws was published just CISA added them to the KEV catalog.
newswww.securityweek.comMay 5, 2025, 9:55 AM- Attackers exploited old flaws to breach SonicWall SMA appliances (CVE-2024-38475, CVE-2023-44221)Help Net Security
Attackers have been using two previously known vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-38475, CVE-2023-44221) to compromise SonicWall secure mobile access devices, the vendor has confirmed by updating the associated advisories. CISA has added the two flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and Watchtowr researchers have analyzed how they can be being chained together and have released a proof-of-concept exploit (or, as they call it, a “Detection Artefact Generator”). The exploited vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-38475, CVE-2023-44221) Sonicwall SMA100 appliances are VPN … More →
newswww.helpnetsecurity.comMay 2, 2025, 1:16 PM - U.S. CISA adds SonicWall SMA100 and Apache HTTP Server flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogSecurity Affairs
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds SonicWall SMA100 and Apache HTTP Server flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Qualitia Active! Mail, Broadcom Brocade Fabric OS, and Commvault Web Server flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the descriptions for these flaws: […]
newssecurityaffairs.comMay 2, 2025, 7:49 AM SonicWall has updated the advisories for two vulnerabilities to warn that they are being exploited in the wild.
newswww.securityweek.comMay 1, 2025, 10:00 AM- Two SonicWall SMA100 flaws actively exploited in the wildSecurity Affairs
SonicWall confirmed that threat actors actively exploited two vulnerabilities impacting its SMA100 Secure Mobile Access (SMA) appliances. SonicWall revealed that attackers actively exploited two security vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2023-44221 and CVE-2024-38475, in its SMA100 Secure Mobile Access appliances. Below are the descriptions of the two flaws: “During further analysis, SonicWall and trusted security partners identified an […]
newssecurityaffairs.comMay 1, 2025, 8:31 AM
Exploit code
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