What is CVE-2022-48309?

CVE-2022-48309 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sophos Connect, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-03-01.

How severe is CVE-2022-48309?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-48309 known to be exploited?

4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CSRF in Sophos Connect

CVE-2022-48309

A CSRF vulnerability allows malicious websites to retrieve logs and technical support archives in Sophos Connect versions older than 2.2.90.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

Published 2023-03-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (25.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 25.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Sophos Connect
Sophos Connect Client — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20230301-scc-csrf (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-48309?: CVE-2022-48309 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sophos Connect, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-03-01.
How severe is CVE-2022-48309?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-48309 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.