Smoothwall Express 3.1-SP4-polar-x86_64-update9 outgoing.cgi MACHINE/MACHINECOMMENT cross site scripting

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A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Smoothwall Express 3.1-SP4-polar-x86_64-update9. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file outgoing.cgi. The manipulation of the argument MACHINE/MACHINECOMMENT leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-25385. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

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A vulnerability was found in Smoothwall Express 3.1-SP4-polar-x86_64-update9 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the file outgoing.cgi. The manipulation of the argument MACHINE/MACHINECOMMENT with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Smoothwall Express 3.1-SP4-polar-x86_64-update9 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts by manipulating the MACHINE and MACHINECOMMENT parameters. Attackers can send POST requests to the outgoing.cgi endpoint with script payloads to execute arbitrary JavaScript in users' browsers and steal session data.

The weakness was disclosed by Ozer Goker as 46333. The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-25385 since 02/16/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The exploit is available 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (46333). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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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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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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