CVE-2022-22279 Path traversal in SonicWall SRA/SMA100

Medium 4.9 Published 13 Apr 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

Authenticated attackers can read arbitrary files on end-of-life SonicWall SRA and older SMA 100 series appliances.

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

What is CVE-2022-22279?

CVE-2022-22279 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in SonicWall SRA/SMA100, published on 13 Apr 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A post-authentication arbitrary file read vulnerability impacting end-of-life Secure Remote Access (SRA) products and older firmware versions of Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 series products, specifically the SRA appliances running all 8.x, 9.0.0.5-19sv and earlier versions and Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 series products running older firmware 9.0.0.9-26sv and earlier versions

Weakness: CWE-22, CWE-23

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22279?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Sonicwall Sma 210 Firmware, Sonicwall Sma 410 Firmware, Sonicwall Sma 500v Firmware, Sonicwall Sra 1200 Firmware, Sonicwall Sra 4200 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2022-22279?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22279 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2022-22279 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22279 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v364-rr92-9x6x.