CVE-2016-9684
CriticalSummary
The SonicWall Secure Remote Access server (version 8.1.0.2-14sv) is vulnerable to a Remote Command Injection vulnerability in its web administrative interface. This vulnerability occurs in the 'viewcert' CGI component responsible for processing SSL certificate information.
Risk Assessment
Exploitation of this vulnerability yields shell access to the remote machine under the nobody user account, posing a serious security threat to the system.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update the SonicWall Secure Remote Access server to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor the system for potential exploitation attempts.
Original NVD description (English source)
The SonicWall Secure Remote Access server (version 8.1.0.2-14sv) is vulnerable to a Remote Command Injection vulnerability in its web administrative interface. This vulnerability occurs in the 'viewcert' CGI (/cgi-bin/viewcert) component responsible for processing SSL certificate information. The CGI application doesn't properly escape the information it's passed in the 'CERT' variable before a call to system() is performed - allowing for remote command injection. Exploitation of this vulnerability yields shell access to the remote machine under the nobody user account.