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CVE-2022-1040 Authentication flaw

Immediate
Remediate Within 48 Hours

CVE Information

Original CVE data

Published:
Updated:

An authentication bypass vulnerability in the User Portal and Webadmin allows a remote attacker to execute code in Sophos Firewall version v18.5 MR3 and older.

CWE:
CVSS v27.5
AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS v39.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20220325-sfos-rce
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168046/Sophos-XG115w-Firewall-17.0.10-MR-10-Authentication-Bypass.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51006
Affected Vendors

Sophos - (1)

Basic Analysis

Common vulnerability metrics

Vulnerabilty type as detected by PRIOnengine

Authentication flaw

CVSS Scores as calculated by PRIOnengine
CVSS v27.5
AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS v39.8
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
MITRE CWE Top 25

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Exploits

Exploits are available either through exploit packs, Github repos or the world wide web in general.

Active Exploitation

Vulnerability is referenced under CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. See the KEV Catalog

Social Network Activity

Vulnerability is mentioned or trending in social media.

Threat Actor Activity

Vulnerability is being actively exploited by threat actors during campaigns.

Cybersecurity Frameworks

How the vulnerability maps against various cybersecurity frameworks

T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application
T1133 - External Remote Services

Compliance Impact

How the submited vulnerability affects compliance

PCI DSS v3.2.1-6.5.10 - Broken Authentication & Session Management

Web Application Security Frameworks

Applicable if the issue likely affects a web application

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