CVE-2021-20016
SQL Injection: Is CVE-2021-20016 real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community verdict.
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Confirmed exploited in the wild. Patch this first, regardless of the base score.
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Real — exploited in the wild
CISA confirms active exploitation. Treat scanner hits as true positives unless your specific version or config is unaffected.
Based on CISA KEV
Confirm or dispute →CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
A SQL-Injection vulnerability in the SonicWall SSLVPN SMA100 product allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to perform SQL query to access username password and other session related information. This vulnerability impacts SMA100 build version 10.x.
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SonicWall SSLVPN SMA100 SQL Injection Vulnerability — SonicWall SSLVPN SMA100 contains a SQL injection vulnerability that allows remote exploitation for credential access by an unauthenticated attacker. Listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2021-11-03) — confirmed exploited in the wild, not theoretical. It is linked to known ransomware campaigns. FIRST EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at ~40%. Treat it as real and prioritize remediation over triage.
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Required action for SonicWall SSLVPN SMA100: Apply updates per vendor instructions. CISA set a federal remediation due date of 2021-11-17. After patching, verify the vulnerable path is no longer reachable before closing the finding.
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