Sophos Web Appliance Command Injection Vulnerability
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2023-1671 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2023-04-04 10:15:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2023-04-26 17:15:00 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
Risk And Classification
EPSS: 0.942960000 probability, percentile 0.999440000 (date 2026-04-22)
CISA KEV: Listed on 2023-11-16; due 2023-12-07; ransomware use Unknown
Problem Types: CWE-77
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
| Vendor | Sophos |
|---|---|
| Product | Web Appliance |
| Name | Sophos Web Appliance Command Injection Vulnerability |
| Required Action | Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. |
| Notes | https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20230404-swa-rce; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1671 |
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Sophos | Web Appliance | All | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20230404-swa-rce | CONFIRM | www.sophos.com | |
| Sophos Web Appliance 4.3.10.4 Command Injection ≈ Packet Storm | MISC | packetstormsecurity.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
| CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog | CISA | www.cisa.gov | kev |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 731043 Sophos Secure Web Appliance Multiple Vulnerabilities (sophos-sa-20230404-swa-rce)