CVE-2023-1671
criticalpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 1.000 · 100 %ileexploit · PoCEURUUSadded 2023-11-16remediate by 2023-12-07
required action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Sophos Web Appliance Command Injection Vulnerability
A pre-auth command injection vulnerability in the warn-proceed handler of Sophos Web Appliance older than version 4.3.10.4 allows execution of arbitrary code.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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exploits (4)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- W01fh4cker/CVE-2023-1671-POCCVE-2023-1671-POC, based on dnslog platformPoC · poc_in_github
- ohnonoyesyes/CVE-2023-1671Pre-Auth RCE in Sophos Web AppliancePoC · poc_in_github
affected products (3)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-1671/cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2023040080cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172016/Sophos-Web-Appliance-4.3.10.4-Command-Injection.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51396cnnvd
- https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20230404-swa-rcecnnvd
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172016/Sophos-Web-Appliance-4.3.10.4-Command-Injection.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20230404-swa-rceenisa_euvd
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172016/Sophos-Web-Appliance-4.3.10.4-Command-Injection.htmlExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
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