SB2024122002 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Sophos Firewall



SB2024122002 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Sophos Firewall

Published: December 20, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024122002
Severity
Critical
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

Critical 67% High 33%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) SQL injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-12727)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted request to the affected appliance and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to read, delete, modify data in database and execute arbitrary code remotely if a specific configuration of Secure PDF eXchange (SPX) is enabled in combination with the firewall running in High Availability (HA) mode.


2) Use of Weak Credentials (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-12728)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to the suggested and non-random SSH login passphrase for High Availability (HA) cluster initialization remained active after the HA establishment process completed. A remote attacker can use this passphrase to connect to devices using SSH and compromise the affected system.


3) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-12729)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the User Portal. A remote authenticated user can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.



Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.