CVE-2020-25223 vulnerability in Sophos Products
Published on September 25, 2020

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the WebAdmin of Sophos SG UTM before v9.705 MR5, v9.607 MR7, and v9.511 MR11

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Known Exploited Vulnerability

This Sophos SG UTM Remote Code Execution Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the WebAdmin of Sophos SG UTM.

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by April 15, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2020-25223 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. It has the highest possible exploitability rating (3.9). The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be critical as this vulnerability has a high impact to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of this component.

What is a Shell injection Vulnerability?

The software constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.

CVE-2020-25223 has been classified to as a Shell injection vulnerability or weakness.

Products Associated with CVE-2020-25223

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What versions are vulnerable to CVE-2020-25223?