CVE-2022-3709

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Published Dec 1, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 6.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A stored XSS vulnerability allows admin to super-admin privilege escalation in the Webadmin import group wizard of Sophos Firewall releases older than version 19.5 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	< 19.5 GA
`unspecified`	affected	< 19.0 MR2
`unspecified`	affected	< 18.5 MR5

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:sophos:xg_firewall_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:sophos:xg_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-2022-43066	A stored XSS vulnerability allows admin to super-admin privilege escalation in the Webadmin import group wizard of Sophos Firewall releases older than version 19.5 GA.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.880% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20221201-sfos-19-5-0

History

Apr 24, 2025 9:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

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

Subscriptions

Sophos Xg Firewall Xg Firewall Firmware

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 24, 2025, 8:14 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Sophos
Published: Dec 1, 2022, 12:00 AM
Updated: Apr 24, 2025, 8:14 PM
Reserved: Oct 27, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:20 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 1:20 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:00 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 1, 2022, 6:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:00 AM

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