« Back to list

CVE-2019-7488

Status: ModifiedCritical (9.8)—

Weak default password cause vulnerability in SonicWall Email Security appliance which leads to attacker gain access to appliance database. This vulnerability affected Email Security Appliance version 10.0.2 and earlier.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Sonicwall — Email Security Appliance

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

Show
{
  "id": "CVE-2019-7488",
  "cveTags": [],
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
      {
        "type": "Primary",
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "2.0",
          "baseScore": 7.5,
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "accessComplexity": "LOW",
          "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL"
        },
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "impactScore": 6.4,
        "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "exploitabilityScore": 10,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "userInteractionRequired": false
      }
    ],
    "cvssMetricV31": [
      {
        "type": "Primary",
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "cvssData": {
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "version": "3.1",
          "baseScore": 9.8,
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH"
        },
        "impactScore": 5.9,
        "exploitabilityScore": 3.9
      }
    ]
  },
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "PSIRT@sonicwall.com",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "SonicWall",
          "product": "Email Security Appliance",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "10.0.2 and earlier"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "published": "2019-12-23T22:15:11.407",
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2019-0014",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ],
      "source": "PSIRT@sonicwall.com"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2019-0014",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ],
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    }
  ],
  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "type": "Secondary",
      "source": "PSIRT@sonicwall.com",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-255"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "type": "Primary",
      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-521"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "Weak default password cause vulnerability in SonicWall Email Security appliance which leads to attacker gain access to appliance database. This vulnerability affected Email Security Appliance version 10.0.2 and earlier."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Una contraseña predeterminada débil causa vulnerabilidad en el dispositivo SonicWall Email Security, lo que conlleva al atacante a conseguir acceso a la base de datos del dispositivo. Esta vulnerabilidad afectó a Email Security Appliance versión 10.0.2 y anteriores."
    }
  ],
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T02:40:39.617",
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "negate": false,
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:sonicwall:email_security_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "E2B88C2D-D8CC-43B3-9800-99AF1298AEE3",
              "versionEndIncluding": "10.0.2"
            }
          ],
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "PSIRT@sonicwall.com"
}