What is CVE-2016-9553?

CVE-2016-9553 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sophos Web_appliance, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2017-01-28.

How severe is CVE-2016-9553?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

RCE in Sophos Web_appliance

CVE-2016-9553

The Sophos Web Appliance (version 4.2.1.3) is vulnerable to two Remote Command Injection vulnerabilities affecting its web administrative interface. These vulnerabilities occur in the MgrReport.php (/controllers/MgrReport.php) component re…

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.068 (91.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Sophos Web_appliance — versions 4.2.1.3
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-77 — Command Injection

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-9553?: CVE-2016-9553 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sophos Web_appliance, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2017-01-28.
How severe is CVE-2016-9553?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.