CVE-2021-25268 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Multiple XSS vulnerabilities in Webadmin allow for privilege escalation from MySophos admin to SFOS admin in Sophos Firewall older than version 19.0 GA.

Published: 2022-05-05

Score: 8.4 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Sophos

Sophos Firewall

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 19.0 GA

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:sophos:firewall_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:sophos:firewall:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-12179	Multiple XSS vulnerabilities in Webadmin allow for privilege escalation from MySophos admin to SFOS admin in Sophos Firewall older than version 19.0 GA.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00877.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20220505-sfos-19-0-0

History

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Subscriptions

Sophos Firewall Firewall Firmware

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Sophos

Published: 2022-05-05T18:05:13.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:56:11.069Z

Reserved: 2021-01-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-25268

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-05-05T18:15:09.427

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:41:44.513

Link: CVE-2021-25268

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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