CVE-2020-36692

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Published Apr 4, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A reflected XSS via POST vulnerability in report scheduler of Sophos Web Appliance versions older than 4.3.10.4 allows execution of JavaScript code in the victim browser via a malicious form that must be manually submitted by the victim while logged in to SWA.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Sophos

Sophos Web Appliance

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 4.3.10.4

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-24134	A reflected XSS via POST vulnerability in report scheduler of Sophos Web Appliance versions older than 4.3.10.4 allows execution of JavaScript code in the victim browser via a malicious form that must be manually submitted by the victim while logged in to SWA.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.566% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20230404-swa-rce

History

Feb 11, 2025 3:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Sophos Web Appliance

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 11, 2025, 2:27 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Sophos
Published: Apr 4, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Feb 11, 2025, 2:27 PM
Reserved: Mar 28, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 5:37 PM

Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 5:37 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:15 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 4, 2023, 10:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:15 AM

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