Cross-site request forgery in Sophos Connect client - CVE-2022-48309

 

Cross-site request forgery in Sophos Connect client - CVE-2022-48309

Published: March 16, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU73761
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48309
CWE-ID: CWE-352
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Sophos
Affected software:
Sophos Connect client

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and retrieve logs and technical support archives.


How to mitigate CVE-2022-48309

Install update from vendor's website.

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