6.1
MEDIUM
CVE-2017-18014
Sophos XG Firewall Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
Description

An 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.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 12, 2018, 5:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:19 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-18014 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Sophos sfos
2 Sophos xg_firewall
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-2017-18014.

URL Resource
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jan/24 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3612 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://community.sophos.com/kb/en-us/128024 Vendor Advisory
https://community.sophos.com/products/xg-firewall/b/xg-blog/posts/sfos-17-0-3-mr3-released Vendor Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jan/24 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3612 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://community.sophos.com/kb/en-us/128024 Vendor Advisory
https://community.sophos.com/products/xg-firewall/b/xg-blog/posts/sfos-17-0-3-mr3-released Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-18014 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-18014 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.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jan/24
    Added Reference https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3612
    Added Reference https://community.sophos.com/kb/en-us/128024
    Added Reference https://community.sophos.com/products/xg-firewall/b/xg-blog/posts/sfos-17-0-3-mr3-released
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 06, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3612 No Types Assigned https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3612 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://community.sophos.com/kb/en-us/128024 No Types Assigned https://community.sophos.com/kb/en-us/128024 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://community.sophos.com/products/xg-firewall/b/xg-blog/posts/sfos-17-0-3-mr3-released No Types Assigned https://community.sophos.com/products/xg-firewall/b/xg-blog/posts/sfos-17-0-3-mr3-released Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jan/24 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jan/24 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:sophos:sfos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 17.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:sophos:xg_firewall:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:sophos:sfos:17.0:mr1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:sophos:sfos:17.0:mr2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:sophos:sfos:17.0:mr3:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:sophos:xg_firewall:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-18014 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-2017-18014 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.24 }} 0.11%

score

0.61164

percentile

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