Password Disclosure Vulnerability in Secure PDF eXchange on Sophos Firewall
CVE-2023-5552

7.1HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor: Sophos
Status: Sophos Firewall
Vendor: CVE Published:; 18 October 2023

What is CVE-2023-5552?

A vulnerability exists in the Secure PDF eXchange (SPX) feature of Sophos Firewall, specifically impacting versions 19.5 MR3 (19.5.3) and earlier. This flaw allows attackers with comprehensive access to email accounts to decrypt sensitive PDF documents if the password configuration is set to 'Specified by sender.' The vulnerability poses a significant risk of unauthorized access to confidential information contained within the PDFs, emphasizing the need for immediate attention and remediation.

Affected Version(s)

Sophos Firewall 19.5.4

Sophos Firewall 20.0.0

References

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

vendor-advisory

CVSS V3.1

Score:

7.1

Severity:

HIGH

Confidentiality:

High

Integrity:

None

Availability:

High

Attack Vector:

Local

Attack Complexity:

Low

Privileges Required:

None

User Interaction:

None

Scope:

Changed

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Timeline

Vulnerability published
Oct 18, 2023
Vulnerability Reserved
Oct 12, 2023

Credit

IT für Caritas eG