Code Injection in Sophos Firewall v19.0 MR1 and older User Portal/Webadmin
CVE-2022-3236 Published on September 23, 2022
A code injection vulnerability in the User Portal and Webadmin allows a remote attacker to execute code in Sophos Firewall version v19.0 MR1 and older.
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This Sophos Firewall Code Injection Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. A code injection vulnerability in the User Portal and Webadmin of Sophos Firewall allows for remote code execution.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by October 14, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-3236 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors. 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.
Weakness Type
What is a Code Injection Vulnerability?
The software constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.
CVE-2022-3236 has been classified to as a Code Injection vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2022-3236
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Affected Versions
Sophos Firewall:- Version unspecified, <= 18.5 MR4 is affected.
- Version unspecified, <= 19.0 MR1 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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