cgi-bin/admin.cgi in the web console in Plixer Scrutinizer (aka Dell SonicWALL Scrutinizer) before 9.5.0 does not require token authenticat…

published 2012-07-31 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-2612

cvss: 5.0; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 44.5%; EPSS 44.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits: 2; Metasploit, Exploit-DB

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.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

sonicwall scrutinizer 9.5.0

Timeline

2012-07-27 First public exploit (Metasploit auxiliary/admin/http/scrutinizer_add_user)
2012-07-31 Published

Exploit prediction

44.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

Metasploit auxiliary/admin/http/scrutinizer_add_user Plixer Scrutinizer NetFlow and sFlow Analyzer HTTP Authentication Bypass metasploit auxiliary, normal rank, 2012-07-27
EDB-37549 Scrutinizer 9.0.1.19899 - HTTP Authentication Bypass webapps, 2012-07-30
trustwave.com https://www.trustwave.com/spiderlabs/advisories/TWSL2012-014.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness

CWE-287 Improper Authentication

References

trustwave.com /spiderlabs/advisories/TWSL2012-014.txt
exploit, third-party-advisory
plixer.com /Press-Releases/plixer-releases-9-5-2.html
broken-link, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2012-2626
NVD CVE-2012-2626

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Summary