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Exploited in the wild High confidence Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2023-34133

GMS SQL Injection

SonicWall / GMS · 9.3.2-SP1 and earlier versions

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Severity
CVSS 7.5 · High
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
72.6%
First observed
—
Last observed
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Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2023-34133 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting SonicWall GMS, Analytics. Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in SonicWall GMS and Analytics...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

Who is affected?

SonicWall / GMS 9.3.2-sp1 and earlier versions.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

GMS SQL Injection

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in SonicWall GMS and Analytics allows an unauthenticated attacker to extract sensitive information from the application database.

This issue affects GMS: 9.3.2-SP1 and earlier versions; Analytics: 2.5.0.4-R7 and earlier versions.

SonicWall Affected
GMS
9.3.2-SP1 and earlier versions
SonicWall Affected
Analytics
2.5.0.4-R7 and earlier versions
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Published
13 Jul 2023
Exploitation Reported
07 Jul 2025
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

Tags

nuclei_scanner edge

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

Third-party attestation and first-party sensor observation are shown separately so teams can judge the evidence chain.

Exploited in the wild

The Shadowserver

Recorded 07 Jul 2025

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Proof of concept available

Nuclei Templates

Recorded 12 Jun 2026

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
The Shadowserver First 2025-07-07 00:00 UTC
Tenable Blog 2026-08-26 13:00 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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Virtual patch status

No Previdian virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-34133.yaml 01 Jun 2026
Metasploit https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/sonicwall_shell_injection_cve_2023_34124.rb 28 Apr 2025

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

7.5 High

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS

72.6%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') CWE-89

Recent mention · Tenable Blog

Edge infrastructure under siege: what two independent datasets reveal about who's exploiting your perimeter

A joint Tenable-SentinelOne analysis of 93 CVE-actor attribution pairs reveals that both state-sponsored actors and cybercriminals independently converge on the same edge infrastructure. Special thanks to SentinelOne® Incident Readiness & Response for their contributions to...

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Potential Proof of Concepts

These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

SonicWall GMS and Analytics - SQL Injection

nuclei · Created Unknown

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 13:00 UTC

    KEV confirmed by Tenable Blog

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  2. 14:20 UTC

    Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  3. 15:34 UTC

    Nuclei template available

    Scanner coverage available

  4. 00:00 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  5. 15:02 UTC

    Metasploit module available

    Exploit module available

  6. 02:28 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  7. 22:45 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2023-34133",
  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 7.5,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.72579,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}