CVE-2012-2626

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 44.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2012-07-31 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-287

Description

cgi-bin/admin.cgi in the web console in Plixer Scrutinizer (aka Dell SonicWALL Scrutinizer) before 9.5.0 does not require token authentication, which allows remote attackers to add administrative accounts via a userprefs action.

Affected products

SonicWall Scrutinizer: before 9.5.0 — fixed in 9.5.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: SonicWall Scrutinizer 9.5.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.plixer.com/Press-Releases/plixer-releases-9-5-2.html
https://www.trustwave.com/spiderlabs/advisories/TWSL2012-014.txt
http://www.plixer.com/Press-Releases/plixer-releases-9-5-2.html
https://www.trustwave.com/spiderlabs/advisories/TWSL2012-014.txt

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