Sophos Web Appliance CVE-2017-9523 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
BID:99016
CVE-2017-9523 |Info
Sophos Web Appliance CVE-2017-9523 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 99016 |
| Class: | Input Validation Error |
| CVE: |
CVE-2017-9523 |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | Jun 08 2017 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Jun 08 2017 12:00AM |
| Credit: | Tenable Network Security |
| Vulnerable: |
Sophos Web Appliance 3.8.2 Sophos Web Appliance 3.0 Sophos Web Appliance 2.1.18 Sophos Web Appliance 4.3.1.2 Sophos Web Appliance 4.3.1 Sophos Web Appliance 4.3 Sophos Web Appliance 4.2.1.3 Sophos Web Appliance 3.8.1.1 Sophos Web Appliance 3.8.1 Sophos Web Appliance 3.8.0 Sophos Web Appliance 3.7.9.1 Sophos Web Appliance 3.7.9 |
| Not Vulnerable: |
Sophos Web Appliance 4.3.2 |
Discussion
Sophos Web Appliance CVE-2017-9523 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Sophos Web Appliance is prone to cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.
An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.
Sophos Web Appliance is prone to cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.
An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.
Exploit / POC
Sophos Web Appliance CVE-2017-9523 Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting victim to follow a malicious URI.
Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting victim to follow a malicious URI.