CVE-2019-7483
Actively exploited. CVE-2019-7483 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-28) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
In SonicWall SMA100, an unauthenticated Directory Traversal vulnerability in the handleWAFRedirect CGI allows the user to test for the presence of a file on the server.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- An unauthenticated Directory Traversal vulnerability in SonicWall SMA100 allows users to test for the presence of a file on the server.
- Who is affected
- Users of SonicWall SMA100 with vulnerable versions.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
- Action
- Apply the latest security update for SonicWall SMA100.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 89% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2019-7483: SonicWall SMA100 Directory Traversal Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2022-03-28
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