XSS in Smoothwall Express
CVE-2019-25389
Smoothwall Express 3.1-SP4-polar-x86_64-update9 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts by manipulating the MACHINES parameter. Attackers can craft requests to the timedaccess.cgi endpoint with script payloads in the MACHINES parameter to execute arbitrary JavaScript in users' browsers.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (15.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 15th percentile — 15.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Smoothwall Express — versions 3.1
- Smoothwall Express — versions 3.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46333 (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- www.smoothwall.org (Product, product)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/smoothwall-express-timedaccesscgi-cross-site-scrip (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-25389?
- CVE-2019-25389 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Smoothwall Express, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-02-16.
- How severe is CVE-2019-25389?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.