CVE-2016-9553
Sophos Web Appliance Remote Command Injection Vulnerabilities
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 28, 2017, 12:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Upgrade to Sophos Web Appliance version 4.3.1 or later.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-9553.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://pastebin.com/DUYuN0U5 | Exploit |
| http://swa.sophos.com/rn/swa/concepts/ReleaseNotes_4.3.1.html | Release Notes |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95853 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://community.sophos.com/products/web-appliance/b/blog/posts/release-of-swa-version-4-3-1 | Release Notes |
| http://pastebin.com/DUYuN0U5 | Exploit |
| http://swa.sophos.com/rn/swa/concepts/ReleaseNotes_4.3.1.html | Release Notes |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95853 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://community.sophos.com/products/web-appliance/b/blog/posts/release-of-swa-version-4-3-1 | Release Notes |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-9553 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-9553
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-9553 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-9553 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://pastebin.com/DUYuN0U5 Added Reference http://swa.sophos.com/rn/swa/concepts/ReleaseNotes_4.3.1.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95853 Added Reference https://community.sophos.com/products/web-appliance/b/blog/posts/release-of-swa-version-4-3-1 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 08, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95853 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95853 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://community.sophos.com/products/web-appliance/b/blog/posts/release-of-swa-version-4-3-1 No Types Assigned https://community.sophos.com/products/web-appliance/b/blog/posts/release-of-swa-version-4-3-1 Release Notes Changed Reference Type http://pastebin.com/DUYuN0U5 No Types Assigned http://pastebin.com/DUYuN0U5 Exploit Changed Reference Type http://swa.sophos.com/rn/swa/concepts/ReleaseNotes_4.3.1.html No Types Assigned http://swa.sophos.com/rn/swa/concepts/ReleaseNotes_4.3.1.html Release Notes Added CWE CWE-77 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:4.2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 24, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://pastebin.com/DUYuN0U5 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95853 [No Types Assigned]
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.2
Base CVSS Score: 9
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
6.44 }} 1.20%
score
0.89879
percentile