Sophos
CVE-2017-9523
MEDIUM
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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1DescriptionCVE.org
The Sophos Web Appliance before 4.3.2 has XSS in the FTP redirect page, aka NSWA-1342.
AnalysisAI
The Sophos Web Appliance before 4.3.2 has XSS in the FTP redirect page, aka NSWA-1342. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. The Sophos Web Appliance before 4.3.2 has XSS in the FTP redirect page, aka NSWA-1342. Affected products include: Sophos Web Appliance. Version information: before 4.3.2.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.
The Change Password dialog box (change_password) in Sophos Web Appliance before 3.8.2 allows remote authenticated users
The network interface configuration page (netinterface) in Sophos Web Appliance before 3.8.2 allows remote administrator
Directory traversal vulnerability in patience.cgi in Sophos Web Appliance before 3.7.8.2 allows remote attackers to read
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the WebAdmin of Sophos SG UTM before v9.705 MR5, v9.607 MR7, and v9.511
In Sophos Web Appliance (SWA) before 4.3.1.2, a section of the machine's interface responsible for generating reports wa
Sophos Web Appliance before 3.7.8.2 allows (1) remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters i
A VMSF_DELTA memory corruption was discovered in unrar before 5.5.5, as used in Sophos Anti-Virus Threat Detection Engin
A pre-auth command injection vulnerability in the warn-proceed handler of Sophos Web Appliance older than version 4.3.10
An XML External Entity (XEE) vulnerability allows server-side request forgery (SSRF) and potential code execution in Sop
A code injection vulnerability in the User Portal and Webadmin allows a remote attacker to execute code in Sophos Firewa
An authentication bypass vulnerability in the User Portal and Webadmin allows a remote attacker to execute code in Sopho
A SQL injection issue was found in SFOS 17.0, 17.1, 17.5, and 18.0 before 2020-04-25 on Sophos XG Firewall devices, as e
Same weakness CWE-79 – Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
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