Code Injection Vulnerability in Sophos Firewall
CVE-2022-3236

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor
Sophos
Status
Sophos Firewall
Vendor
CVE Published:
23 September 2022

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟣 EPSS 92%🦅 CISA Reported

Summary

A code injection vulnerability exists in Sophos Firewall's User Portal and Webadmin components, which could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on affected systems. This issue is present in versions v19.0 MR1 and earlier, potentially compromising the integrity and confidentiality of the affected installations. Sophos has published a security advisory detailing this vulnerability and recommending necessary actions for mitigation.

CISA Reported

CISA provides regional cyber and physical services to support security and resilience across the United States. CISA monitor the most dangerious vulnerabilities and have identifed as being exploited but is not known by the CISA to be used in ransomware campaigns. This is subject to change at pace

The CISA's recommendation is: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Affected Version(s)

Sophos Firewall <= 18.5 MR4

Sophos Firewall <= 19.0 MR1

References

https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-s...
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EPSS Score

92% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • 🦅

    CISA Reported

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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