XSS in Sophos Web Appliance

CVE-2020-36692

A reflected XSS via POST vulnerability in report scheduler of Sophos Web Appliance versions older than 4.3.10.4 allows execution of JavaScript code in the victim browser via a malicious form that must be manually submitted by the victim while logged in to SWA.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (44.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 45th percentile — 44.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-36692: held from 0.006 to 0.006.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-36692?
CVE-2020-36692 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sophos Web Appliance, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-04-04.
How severe is CVE-2020-36692?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.