The Sophos Web Appliance (version 4.2.1.3) is vulnerable to two Remote Command Injection vulnerabilities affecting its web administrative interface
Published Jan 28, 2017
7.2
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 19.46%
Description
The Sophos Web Appliance (version 4.2.1.3) is vulnerable to two Remote Command Injection vulnerabilities affecting its web administrative interface. These vulnerabilities occur in the MgrReport.php (/controllers/MgrReport.php) component responsible for blocking and unblocking IP addresses from accessing the device. The device doesn't properly escape the information passed in the variables 'unblockip' and 'blockip' before calling the shell_exec() function which allows for system commands to be injected into the device. The code erroneously suggests that the information handled is protected by utilizing the variable name 'escapedips' - however this was not the case. The Sophos ID is NSWA-1258.
Affected products
No data.
- 4.2.1.3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 19.46% (0.19462) | 97.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 19.46% (0.19462) | 97.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 16.32% (0.16322) | 96.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 19.46% (0.19462) | 97.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 16.32% (0.16322) | 96.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 19.46% (0.19462) | 97.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 16.32% (0.16322) | 96.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 19.46% (0.19462) | 97.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 16.32% (0.16322) | 96.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 19.31% (0.19312) | 96.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 6.44% (0.06444) | 89.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.24% (0.05244) | 89.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 4.83% (0.04835) | 92.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.62% (0.03618) | 92.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 22, 2024 | 4.25% (0.04251) | 92.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.28% (0.03284) | 89.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 8.08% (0.08078) | 93.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 8.08% (0.08078) | 92.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 8.08% (0.08078) | 81.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://pastebin.com/DUYuN0U5 x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://swa.sophos.com/rn/swa/concepts/ReleaseNotes_4.3.1.html x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease Notes
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95853 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://community.sophos.com/products/web-appliance/b/blog/posts/release-of-swa-version-4-3-1 x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease Notes
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://pastebin.com/DUYuN0U5 | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://swa.sophos.com/rn/swa/concepts/ReleaseNotes_4.3.1.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease Notes | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95853 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://community.sophos.com/products/web-appliance/b/blog/posts/release-of-swa-version-4-3-1 | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease Notes |
Change history (0)
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