CVE-2016-9683 is a critical remote command injection vulnerability affecting the web administrative interface of SonicWall Secure Remote Access server version 8.1.0.2-14sv. The flaw lies in the 'extensionsettings' CGI component, which fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input in the 'scriptname' variable before executing it via a system() call. This allows an unauthenticated attacker to achieve shell access under the 'nobody' user account. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability poses a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit module for Metasploit is publicly available (EDB-41415), and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.1.0.2-14svCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dell:sonicwall_secure_remote_access_server:8.1.0.2-14sv:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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