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CVE-2015-2248

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the user portal in Dell SonicWALL Secure Remote Access (SRA) products with firmware before 7.5.1.0-38sv and 8.x before 8.0.0.1-16sv allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of users for requests that create bookmarks via a crafted request to cgi-bin/editBookmark.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2015-2248 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from sonicwall organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2015, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2015-05-01T15:59:04.803

Last Modified

2026-06-17T00:23:48.923

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-352

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	sonicwall	remote_access_firmware	< 7.5.1.0-38sv	Yes
Operating System	sonicwall	remote_access_firmware	< 8.0.0.1-16sv	Yes

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131762/Dell-SonicWALL-Secure-Remote-Access-7.5-8.0-CSRF.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.scip.ch/en/?vuldb.75111 Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73098 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032227 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://support.software.dell.com/product-notification/151370?productName=SonicWALL%20SRA%20Series Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36940/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131762/Dell-SonicWALL-Secure-Remote-Access-7.5-8.0-CSRF.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.scip.ch/en/?vuldb.75111 Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73098 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032227 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.software.dell.com/product-notification/151370?productName=SonicWALL%20SRA%20Series Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36940/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (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.