RCE in Sophos Web Appliance
CVE-2017-6182
In Sophos Web Appliance (SWA) before 4.3.1.2, a section of the machine's interface responsible for generating reports was vulnerable to remote command injection via functions, aka NSWA-1304.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.167 (96.9th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.167 · newest: 0.167 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- wsa.sophos.com/rn/swa/concepts/ReleaseNotes_4.3.1.2.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/97261 (vdb-entry)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42332/ (exploit)
- community.sophos.com/products/web-appliance/b/blog/posts/release-of-swa-v4-3-1-2 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-6182?
- CVE-2017-6182 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sophos Web Appliance, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-03-30.
- How severe is CVE-2017-6182?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.