CVE-2021-20023: SonicWall Email Security Path Traversal Vulnerability

Published Apr 20, 2021
·
Updated

SonicWall Email Security version 10.0.9.x contains a vulnerability that allows a post-authenticated attacker to read an arbitrary file on the remote host.

Other sources

SonicWall Email Security contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows a post-authenticated attacker to read files on the remote host. This vulnerability has known usage in a SonicWall Email Security exploit chain along with CVE-2021-20021 and CVE-2021-20022 to achieve privilege escalation.

CISA

Affected Software

23 affected components
SonicWall SonicWall Email Security
SonicWall Email Security Email Security Virtual Appliance<10.0.9.6173
SonicWall Email Security Windows<10.0.9.6173
SonicWall Hosted Email Security<10.0.9.6173
All of the following
SonicWall Email Security<10.0.9.6173
Microsoft Windows
All of the following
SonicWall Email Security Appliance 9000 Firmware<10.0.9.6177
SonicWall Email Security Appliance 9000
All of the following
SonicWall Email Security Appliance 3300 Firmware<10.0.9.6177
SonicWall Email Security Appliance 3300
All of the following
SonicWall Email Security Appliance 4300 Firmware<10.0.9.6177
SonicWall Email Security Appliance 4300
All of the following
SonicWall Email Security Appliance 8300 Firmware<10.0.9.6177
SonicWall Email Security Appliance 8300
All of the following
SonicWall Email Security Appliance 5000 Firmware<10.0.9.6177
SonicWall Email Security Appliance 5000
All of the following
SonicWall Email Security Appliance 7000 Firmware<10.0.9.6177
SonicWall Email Security Appliance 7000
All of the following
SonicWall Email Security Appliance 5050 Firmware<10.0.9.6177
SonicWall Email Security Appliance 5050
All of the following
SonicWall Email Security Appliance 7050 Firmware<10.0.9.6177
SonicWall Email Security Appliance 7050
SonicWall Email Security Virtual Appliance<10.0.9.6177

Event History

Apr 20, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·11:55 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:55 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·12:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Nov 3, 2021
Known Exploited
via CISA·12:00 AM
Known Ransomware
via CISA·12:00 AM
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2021-20023?

CVE-2021-20023 is a path traversal vulnerability in SonicWall Email Security that allows an authenticated attacker to read files on the remote host.

2

How severe is CVE-2021-20023?

CVE-2021-20023 has a severity rating of 4.9 out of 10, which is considered medium.

3

Who is affected by CVE-2021-20023?

SonicWall Email Security versions up to 10.0.9.6173, SonicWall Email Security Virtual Appliance, Sonicwall Email Security for Windows, and Sonicwall Hosted Email Security versions up to 10.0.9.6173 are affected by CVE-2021-20023.

4

How can an attacker exploit CVE-2021-20023?

An attacker with post-authentication can exploit CVE-2021-20023 to read files on the remote host, especially when combined with CVE-2021-20021 and CVE-2021-20022 for privilege escalation.

5

Is there a fix for CVE-2021-20023?

To fix CVE-2021-20023, users should update to SonicWall Email Security version 10.0.9.6173 or higher.

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