CVE-2017-18014
An unauthenticated user can trigger a persistent XSS vulnerability found in the WAF log page (Control Center -> Log Viewer -> in the filter option "Web Server Protection") in the webadmin interface, and execute any action available to the webadmin of…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.31%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
An NC-25986 issue was discovered in the Logging subsystem of Sophos XG Firewall with SFOS before 17.0.3 MR3. An unauthenticated user can trigger a persistent XSS vulnerability found in the WAF log page (Control Center -> Log Viewer -> in the filter option "Web Server Protection") in the webadmin interface, and execute any action available to the webadmin of the firewall (e.g., creating a new user, enabling SSH, or adding an SSH authorized key). The WAF log page will execute the "User-Agent" parameter in the HTTP POST request.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.31% probability · 82th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- sophos/sfos
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jan/24Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3612Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://community.sophos.com/kb/en-us/128024Vendor Advisory
- https://community.sophos.com/products/xg-firewall/b/xg-blog/posts/sfos-17-0-3-mr3-releasedVendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jan/24Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3612Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://community.sophos.com/kb/en-us/128024Vendor Advisory
- https://community.sophos.com/products/xg-firewall/b/xg-blog/posts/sfos-17-0-3-mr3-releasedVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.