CVE-2016-9553
highpriority · attend · 46EPSS 0.198 · 97 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–9
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-41413Sophos Web Appliance 4.2.1.3 - block/unblock Remote Command Injection (Metasploit)functional · exploit_db
affected products (2)
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also known as (3)
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references (11)
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- http://swa.sophos.com/rn/swa/concepts/ReleaseNotes_4.3.1.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95853cnnvd
- https://community.sophos.com/products/web-appliance/b/blog/posts/release-of-swa-version-4-3-1cnnvd
- http://pastebin.com/DUYuN0U5enisa_euvd
- http://swa.sophos.com/rn/swa/concepts/ReleaseNotes_4.3.1.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95853enisa_euvd
- https://community.sophos.com/products/web-appliance/b/blog/posts/release-of-swa-version-4-3-1enisa_euvd
- http://pastebin.com/DUYuN0U5Exploitnvd
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