CVE-2022-3709 (GCVE-0-2022-3709)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-01 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-24 20:14
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
6.8 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-24 20:14 UTC
CWE
- n/a
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophos | Sophos Firewall |
Affected:
unspecified , < 19.5 GA
(custom)
Affected: unspecified , < 19.0 MR2 (custom) Affected: unspecified , < 18.5 MR5 (custom) |
guessed |
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