CVE-2016-9684 describes a critical remote command injection vulnerability in the web administrative interface of Dell SonicWall Secure Remote Access Server version 8.1.0.2-14sv. Specifically, the 'viewcert' CGI component fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input in the 'CERT' variable before executing a system call. This allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the remote server, gaining shell access under the 'nobody' user account. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB (EDB-41416), 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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