#VU73763 Cross-site scripting in Sophos Connect client - CVE-2022-4901

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#VU73763 Cross-site scripting in Sophos Connect client - CVE-2022-4901

Published: March 16, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU73763
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4901
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Sophos Connect client
Software vendor:
Sophos

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the local UI. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary HTML and script code via a malicious VPN configuration.



Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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