# CVE-2024-53702: Weak cryptography in SMA100

> Attackers can predict weak PRNG output in SonicWall SMA100 backup code generation, potentially exposing secrets and enabling unauthorized access.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r2f4-w3vh-wpxj

## What is CVE-2024-53702?

CVE-2024-53702 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SonicWall SMA100, published on 5 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Use of cryptographically weak pseudo-random number generator (PRNG) vulnerability in the SonicWall SMA100 SSLVPN backup code generator that, in certain cases, can be predicted by an attacker, potentially exposing the generated secret.

Weakness: CWE-338 (Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG))

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-53702?

It affects 5 products.


Products: Sonicwall Sma 200 Firmware, Sonicwall Sma 210 Firmware, Sonicwall Sma 400 Firmware, Sonicwall Sma 410 Firmware, Sonicwall Sma 500v Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-53702?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-53702 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-53702 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-53702 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in SonicWall SMA100

- [CVE-2021-20038](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20038/): SonicWall SMA 100 Appliances Stack-Based Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-44221](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44221/): SonicWall SMA100 Appliances OS Command Injection (high 7.2, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-20035](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20035/): SonicWall SMA100 Appliances OS Command Injection (medium 6.5, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-22273](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22273/): Command injection in SonicWall SRA/SMA100 (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-20042](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20042/): Server-side request forgery in SonicWall SMA100 (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-53702 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-53702 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SonicWall SMA100, published on 5 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-53702 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SonicWall SMA100. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53702/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53702/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-53702
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53702
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-53702

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53702/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.