High severity · published Dec 1, 2022
CVE-2022-3709
A stored XSS vulnerability allows admin to super-admin privilege escalation in the Webadmin import group wizard of Sophos Firewall releases older than version 19.5 GA
8.4
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A stored XSS vulnerability allows admin to super-admin privilege escalation in the Webadmin import group wizard of Sophos Firewall releases older than version 19.5 GA.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 59% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FI
Firewall · Sophos
before 19.5 GA; before 19.0 MR2; before 18.5 MR5 · source: vendor
XF
XG Firewall Firmware · Sophos
through 19.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3709
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3709
Vendor Advisory
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20221201-sfos-19-5-0
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