Sonicos
CVE-2018-5281
MEDIUM
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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1DescriptionNVD
SonicWall SonicOS on Network Security Appliance (NSA) 2017 Q4 devices has XSS via the CFS Custom Category and Cloud AV DB Exclusion Settings screens.
AnalysisAI
SonicWall SonicOS on Network Security Appliance (NSA) 2017 Q4 devices has XSS via the CFS Custom Category and Cloud AV DB Exclusion Settings screens. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. SonicWall SonicOS on Network Security Appliance (NSA) 2017 Q4 devices has XSS via the CFS Custom Category and Cloud AV DB Exclusion Settings screens. Affected products include: Sonicwall Sonicos.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.
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Same weakness CWE-79 – Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
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