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CVE-2014-4976

Dell SonicWall Scrutinizer 11.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to change user passwords via the user ID in the savePrefs parameter in a change password request to cgi-bin/admin.cgi.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-4976 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from sonicwall organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2014-07-16T14:19:04.323

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	sonicwall	scrutinizer	11.0.1	Yes

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127429/Dell-Sonicwall-Scrutinizer-11.01-Code-Execution-SQL-Injection.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jul/44 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68495 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94438 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://gist.github.com/brandonprry/36b4b8df1cde279a9305 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://gist.github.com/brandonprry/76741d9a0d4f518fe297 Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127429/Dell-Sonicwall-Scrutinizer-11.01-Code-Execution-SQL-Injection.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jul/44 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68495 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94438 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://gist.github.com/brandonprry/36b4b8df1cde279a9305 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://gist.github.com/brandonprry/76741d9a0d4f518fe297 Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For sonicwall's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.