Password Disclosure via SPX in Sophos Firewall <19.5.3
CVE-2023-5552 Published on October 18, 2023
A password disclosure vulnerability in the Secure PDF eXchange (SPX) feature allows attackers with full email access to decrypt PDFs in Sophos Firewall version 19.5 MR3 (19.5.3) and older, if the password type is set to Specified by sender.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-5552 is exploitable with local system access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is an Information Disclosure Vulnerability?
The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.
CVE-2023-5552 has been classified to as an Information Disclosure vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-5552
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Affected Versions
Sophos Firewall:- Version 19.5.4 is unaffected.
- Version 20.0.0 is unaffected.
Exploit Probability
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