Smoothwall Express 3.1-SP4-polar-x86_64-update9 POST Request smoothinfo.cgi WRAP/SECTIONTITLE cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in Smoothwall Express 3.1-SP4-polar-x86_64-update9. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file smoothinfo.cgi of the component POST Request Handler. This manipulation of the argument WRAP/SECTIONTITLE causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2019-25393. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Smoothwall Express 3.1-SP4-polar-x86_64-update9. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the file smoothinfo.cgi of the component POST Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument WRAP/SECTIONTITLE with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Smoothwall Express 3.1-SP4-polar-x86_64-update9 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts by exploiting insufficient input validation. Attackers can submit POST requests to the smoothinfo.cgi endpoint with script payloads in the WRAP or SECTIONTITLE parameters to execute arbitrary JavaScript in victim browsers.

The weakness was presented by Ozer Goker as 46333. The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-25393 since 02/16/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Smoothwall

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• Express

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• 3.1-SP4-polar-x86_64-update9

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