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CVE-2023-1101


SonicOS SSLVPN improper restriction of excessive MFA attempts vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker to use excessive MFA codes.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.8, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 68 products from sonicwall, from sonicwall, from sonicwall and 65 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2023, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2023-03-02T22:15:09.560

Last Modified

2025-03-07T20:15:36.463

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.8 (HIGH)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-307
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-307
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-307

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System sonicwall sonicos < 7.0.1-5111 Yes
Hardware sonicwall nsa_2700 - No
Hardware sonicwall nsa_3700 - No
Hardware sonicwall nsa_4700 - No
Hardware sonicwall nsa_5700 - No
Hardware sonicwall nsa_6700 - No
Hardware sonicwall nssp_10700 - No
Hardware sonicwall nssp_11700 - No
Hardware sonicwall nssp_13700 - No
Hardware sonicwall nsv_270 - No
Hardware sonicwall nsv_470 - No
Hardware sonicwall nsv_870 - No
Hardware sonicwall tz270 - No
Hardware sonicwall tz270w - No
Hardware sonicwall tz370 - No
Hardware sonicwall tz370w - No
Hardware sonicwall tz470 - No
Hardware sonicwall tz470w - No
Hardware sonicwall tz570 - No
Hardware sonicwall tz570p - No
Hardware sonicwall tz570w - No
Hardware sonicwall tz670 - No
Operating System sonicwall sonicos ≤ 7.0.1-5083 Yes
Hardware sonicwall nssp_15700 - No
Operating System sonicwall sonicos ≤ 6.5.4.4-44v-21-1551 Yes
Hardware sonicwall nsv_10 - No
Hardware sonicwall nsv_100 - No
Hardware sonicwall nsv_1600 - No
Hardware sonicwall nsv_200 - No
Hardware sonicwall nsv_25 - No
Hardware sonicwall nsv_300 - No
Hardware sonicwall nsv_400 - No
Hardware sonicwall nsv_50 - No
Hardware sonicwall nsv_800 - No
Operating System sonicwall sonicos ≤ 6.5.4.11-97n Yes
Hardware sonicwall nsa_2600 - No
Hardware sonicwall nsa_2650 - No
Hardware sonicwall nsa_3600 - No
Hardware sonicwall nsa_3650 - No
Hardware sonicwall nsa_4600 - No
Hardware sonicwall nsa_4650 - No
Hardware sonicwall nsa_5600 - No
Hardware sonicwall nsa_5650 - No
Hardware sonicwall nsa_6600 - No
Hardware sonicwall nsa_6650 - No
Hardware sonicwall nsa_9250 - No
Hardware sonicwall nsa_9450 - No
Hardware sonicwall nsa_9650 - No
Hardware sonicwall nssp12400 - No
Hardware sonicwall nssp12800 - No
Hardware sonicwall sm10200 - No
Hardware sonicwall sm10400 - No
Hardware sonicwall sm10800 - No
Hardware sonicwall sm9200 - No
Hardware sonicwall sm9400 - No
Hardware sonicwall sm9600 - No
Hardware sonicwall sm9800 - No
Hardware sonicwall soho_250 - No
Hardware sonicwall soho_250w - No
Hardware sonicwall sohow - No
Hardware sonicwall tz300 - No
Hardware sonicwall tz300p - No
Hardware sonicwall tz300w - No
Hardware sonicwall tz350 - No
Hardware sonicwall tz350w - No
Hardware sonicwall tz400 - No
Hardware sonicwall tz400w - No
Hardware sonicwall tz500 - No
Hardware sonicwall tz500w - No
Hardware sonicwall tz600 - No
Hardware sonicwall tz600p - No

References

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.