Sonicos
CVE-2020-5132
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V14 - Data Protection Data exposure prevention
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Collection, Discovery The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 5.3 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could access sensitive data that should not be disclosed by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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SonicWall SSL-VPN products and SonicWall firewall SSL-VPN feature misconfiguration leads to possible DNS flaw known as domain name collision vulnerability. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
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No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Minimize information in error messages, implement proper access controls, encrypt sensitive data at rest and in transit.
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This vulnerability is classified as Exposure of Sensitive Information (CWE-200), which allows attackers to access sensitive data that should not be disclosed. SonicWall SSL-VPN products and SonicWall firewall SSL-VPN feature misconfiguration leads to possible DNS flaw known as domain name collision vulnerability. When the users publicly display their organization’s internal domain names in the SSL-VPN authentication page, an attacker with knowledge of internal domain names can potentially take advantage of this vulnerability. Affected products include: Sonicwall Sma100 Firmware, Sonicwall Sonicos.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
SonicWall SSL-VPN products and SonicWall firewall SSL-VPN feature misconfiguration leads to possible DNS flaw known as domain name collision vulnerability. When the users publicly display their organization’s internal domain names in the SSL-VPN authentication page, an attacker with knowledge of internal domain names can potentially take advantage of this vulnerability.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
SonicWall SonicOS SSLVPN contains an authentication bypass vulnerability allowing remote attackers to bypass authenticat
An improper access control vulnerability has been identified in the SonicWall SonicOS management access, potentially lea
An OpenSSL TLS server may crash if sent a maliciously crafted renegotiation ClientHello message from a client. Rated med
RADIUS Protocol under RFC 2865 is susceptible to forgery attacks by a local attacker who can modify any valid Response (
Wind River VxWorks has a Buffer Overflow in the TCP component (issue 1 of 4). Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this v
Wind River VxWorks 6.6 through vx7 has Session Fixation in the TCP component. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulne
The X509_V_FLAG_X509_STRICT flag enables additional security checks of the certificates present in a certificate chain.
A Host Header Redirection vulnerability in SonicOS potentially allows a remote attacker to redirect firewall management
An improper authentication vulnerability has been identified in SonicWall SonicOS SSL-VPN feature, which in specific con
A Stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the SonicOS via HTTP request allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to
A buffer overflow vulnerability in SonicOS allows a remote attacker to cause Denial of Service (DoS) and potentially exe
Wind River VxWorks 6.7 though 6.9 and vx7 has a Buffer Overflow in the TCP component (issue 3 of 4). Rated critical seve
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