CVE-2017-18014

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-18014
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-01-12 17:29:00 UTC
Updated2018-02-06 14:56:00 UTC
DescriptionAn NC-25986 issue was discovered in the Logging subsystem of Sophos XG Firewall with SFOS before 17.0.3 MR3. An unauthenticated user can trigger a persistent XSS vulnerability found in the WAF log page (Control Center -> Log Viewer -> in the filter option "Web Server Protection") in the webadmin interface, and execute any action available to the webadmin of the firewall (e.g., creating a new user, enabling SSH, or adding an SSH authorized key). The WAF log page will execute the "User-Agent" parameter in the HTTP POST request.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-79

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Sophos Sfos 17.0 mr1 All All
Operating System Sophos Sfos 17.0 mr2 All All
Operating System Sophos Sfos 17.0 mr3 All All
Operating System Sophos Sfos 17.0 mr1 All All
Operating System Sophos Sfos 17.0 mr2 All All
Operating System Sophos Sfos 17.0 mr3 All All
Operating System Sophos Sfos All All All All
Hardware Sophos Xg Firewall - All All All
Hardware Sophos Xg Firewall - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Full Disclosure: SSD Advisory – Sophos XG from Unauthenticated Persistent XSS to Unauthorized Root Access FULLDISC seclists.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Service and Support CONFIRM community.sophos.com Vendor Advisory
SSD Advisory – Sophos XG from Unauthenticated Persistent XSS to Unauthorized Root Access - SSD Secure Disclosure MISC blogs.securiteam.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
SFOS 17.0.3 MR3 Released - Release Notes & News - XG Firewall - Sophos Community CONFIRM community.sophos.com Vendor Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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