What is CVE-2022-4901?

CVE-2022-4901 is a low-severity vulnerability in Sophos Connect, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2023-03-01.

How severe is CVE-2022-4901?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-4901 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Sophos Connect

CVE-2022-4901

Multiple stored XSS vulnerabilities in Sophos Connect versions older than 2.2.90 allow Javascript code to run in the local UI via a malicious VPN configuration that must be manually loaded by the victim.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.003 (26.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Sophos Connect
Sophos Connect Client — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

scopas1293/SophosConnectUpgradeScript

References

security-alert@sophos.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-4901?: CVE-2022-4901 is a low-severity vulnerability in Sophos Connect, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2023-03-01.
How severe is CVE-2022-4901?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-4901 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.