id: CVE-2021-20021
info:
name: SonicWall Email Security <= 10.0.9.x - Unauthenticated Admin Account Creation
author: pussycat0x
severity: critical
description: |
SonicWall Email Security version 10.0.9.x allows an attacker to create an administrative account by sending a crafted HTTP request to the remote host.
impact: |
Attackers can create admin accounts remotely, leading to full control over the email security system.
remediation: |
Update to the latest version of SonicWall Email Security or apply security patches provided by SonicWall.
reference:
- https://www.sonicwall.com/support/product-notification/security-notice-sonicwall-email-security-zero-day-vulnerabilities/210416112932360
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20021
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
cvss-score: 9.8
cve-id: CVE-2021-20021
cwe-id: CWE-269
epss-score: 0.83425
epss-percentile: 0.99648
cpe: cpe:2.3:a:sonicwall:email_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
metadata:
verified: true
shodan-query: product:"SonicWALL Email Security"
vendor: sonicwall
product: email_security
tags: cve,cve2021,sonicwall,email-security,auth-bypass,kev,passive,vkev,vuln
http:
- method: GET
path:
- "{{BaseURL}}/login.html"
matchers:
- type: dsl
dsl:
- 'status_code == 200'
- 'compare_versions(version, " <= 10.0.9")'
- 'contains(body, "logonTitle\">Email Security Login")'
- 'contains(header, "Apache-Coyote/1.1")'
condition: and
extractors:
- type: regex
part: body
group: 1
name: version
regex:
- 'class="lefthand">([0-9.]+)'
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