Sonicos
CVE-2020-5142
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 6.1 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the SonicOS SSLVPN web interface. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
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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Technical ContextAI · show details
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. A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the SonicOS SSLVPN web interface. A remote unauthenticated attacker is able to store and potentially execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the firewall SSLVPN portal. This vulnerability affected SonicOS Gen 5 version 5.9.1.7, 5.9.1.13, Gen 6 version 6.5.4.7, 6.5.1.12, 6.0.5.3, SonicOSv 6.5.4.v and Gen 7 version SonicOS 7.0.0.0. Affected products include: Sonicwall Sonicos, Sonicwall Sonicosv. Version information: version 5.9.1.7.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the SonicOS SSLVPN web interface. A remote unauthenticated attacker is able to store and potentially execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the firewall SSLVPN portal. This vulnerability affected SonicOS Gen 5 version 5.9.1.7, 5.9.1.13, Gen 6 version 6.5.4.7, 6.5.1.12, 6.0.5.3, SonicOSv 6.5.4.v and Gen 7 version SonicOS 7.0.0.0.
Threat Intelligence Overview
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
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
GitHub PoC
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