OS Command Injection in Sophos Web Appliance (SWA) - CVE-2023-1671
Published: April 4, 2023 / Updated: October 25, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU74450
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Red
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1671
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: Sophos
Affected software:
Sophos Web Appliance (SWA)
Sophos Web Appliance (SWA)
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the warn-proceed handler. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send specially crafted request to the appliance and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-1671
Install updates from vendor's website.