CVE-2020-5141 Auth bypass in SonicOS

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can brute force Virtual Assist ticket IDs in SonicOS SSLVPN to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access.

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-2020-5141?

CVE-2020-5141 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Sonicwall Sonicos, published on 12 Oct 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in SonicOS allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to brute force Virtual Assist ticket ID in the firewall SSLVPN service. This vulnerability affected SonicOS Gen 5 version 5.9.1.7, 5.9.1.13, Gen 6 version 6.5.4.7, 6.5.1.12, 6.0.5.3, SonicOSv 6.5.4.v and Gen 7 version SonicOS 7.0.0.0.

Weakness: CWE-307, CWE-799

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5141?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Sonicwall Sonicos, Sonicwall Sonicosv.

How do I fix CVE-2020-5141?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5141 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-2020-5141 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5141 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-vhrg-9cjq-6j3h.

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