CVE-2021-25268

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Published May 5, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 8.4 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Multiple XSS vulnerabilities in Webadmin allow for privilege escalation from MySophos admin to SFOS admin in Sophos Firewall older than version 19.0 GA.

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 Firewall

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 19.0 GA

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:sophos:firewall_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:sophos:firewall:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2021-12179	Multiple XSS vulnerabilities in Webadmin allow for privilege escalation from MySophos admin to SFOS admin in Sophos Firewall older than version 19.0 GA.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.912% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20220505-sfos-19-0-0

History

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Subscriptions

Sophos Firewall Firewall Firmware

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 7:56 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Sophos
Published: May 5, 2022, 6:05 PM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 7:56 PM
Reserved: Jan 15, 2021, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:41 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 5, 2022, 6:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:41 AM

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