CVE-2012-2626 Auth bypass in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 31 Jul 2012 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Remote attackers can bypass authentication in the web console to create administrative accounts, leading to full system compromise.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2012-2626?

CVE-2012-2626 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Jul 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

cgi-bin/admin.cgi in the web console in Plixer Scrutinizer (aka Dell SonicWALL Scrutinizer) before 9.5.0 does not require token authentication, which allows remote attackers to add administrative accounts via a userprefs action.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2626?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sonicwall Scrutinizer.

How do I fix CVE-2012-2626?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-2626 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2012-2626 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-2626 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2m69-x28v-rwx9.