Sophos Firewall up to 19.4 Webadmin Import Group Wizard cross site scripting
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Sophos Firewall up to 19.4. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Webadmin Import Group Wizard. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2022-3709. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Sophos Firewall up to 19.4 (Firewall Software). This affects some unknown functionality of the component Webadmin Import Group Wizard. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:
A stored XSS vulnerability allows admin to super-admin privilege escalation in the Webadmin import group wizard of Sophos Firewall older than version 19.5 GA.
The weakness was released 12/02/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at sophos.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-3709 since 10/27/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
Upgrading to version 19.5 GA eliminates this vulnerability.
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Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.sophos.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8
VulDB Base Score: 2.4
VulDB Temp Score: 2.3
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 8.4
NVD Vector: 🔍
CNA Base Score: 6.8
CNA Vector (Sophos Limited): 🔍
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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ATT&CK: 🔍
Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Upgrade: Firewall 19.5 GA
Timeline
10/27/2022 🔍12/02/2022 🔍
12/02/2022 🔍
04/25/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: sophos.comAdvisory: sophos.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2022-3709 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-3709
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-214671
Entry
Created: 12/02/2022 17:09Updated: 04/25/2025 02:49
Changes: 12/02/2022 17:09 (51), 12/25/2022 09:48 (11), 04/25/2025 02:49 (16)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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