CVE-2023-5970 (GCVE-0-2023-5970)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-05 20:20 – Updated: 2024-08-02 08:14
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Improper authentication in the SMA100 SSL-VPN virtual office portal allows a remote authenticated attacker to create an identical external domain user using accent characters, resulting in an MFA bypass.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CWE
- CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SN… | vendor-advisory |
Impacted products
Date Public
2023-12-05 17:10
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