Sophos Firewall up to 21.0 MR1 Legacy Transparent SMTP Proxy sql injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Sophos Firewall up to 21.0 MR1. This affects an unknown part of the component Legacy Transparent SMTP Proxy. Executing a manipulation can lead to sql injection. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2025-7624. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Sophos Firewall up to 21.0 MR1 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Legacy Transparent SMTP Proxy. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An SQL injection vulnerability in the legacy (transparent) SMTP proxy of Sophos Firewall versions older than 21.0 MR2 (21.0.2) can lead to remote code execution, if a quarantining policy is active for Email and SFOS was upgraded from a version older than 21.0 GA.

The advisory is available at sophos.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-7624 since 07/14/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1505 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 21.0 MR2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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CNA Base Score: 9.8
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Class: Sql injection
CWE: CWE-89 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firewall 21.0 MR2

Timelineinfo

07/14/2025 🔍
07/21/2025 +7 days 🔍
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11/18/2025 +120 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sophos.com

Advisory: sophos.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-7624 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-7624
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-317110

Entryinfo

Created: 07/21/2025 17:42
Updated: 11/18/2025 01:44
Changes: 07/21/2025 17:42 (65), 11/18/2025 01:44 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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