Known Exploited Vulnerability
9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2020-25223
Sophos SG UTM Remote Code Execution Vulnerability - [Actively Exploited]
Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the WebAdmin of Sophos SG UTM before v9.705 MR5, v9.607 MR7, and v9.511 MR11

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 25, 2020, 4:23 a.m.

Last Modified :

July 16, 2024, 5:40 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the WebAdmin of Sophos SG UTM.

Required Action :

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-25223 has a 6 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-25223 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 unified_threat_management
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-2020-25223.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164697/Sophos-UTM-WebAdmin-SID-Command-Injection.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://community.sophos.com/b/security-blog Not Applicable Vendor Advisory
https://community.sophos.com/b/security-blog/posts/advisory-resolved-rce-in-sg-utm-webadmin-cve-2020-25223 Vendor Advisory
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/78.html Technical Description
https://www.secpod.com/blog/remote-code-execution-in-sophos-utm/ Exploit Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-25223 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-25223 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.

  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 16, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://community.sophos.com/b/security-blog Vendor Advisory https://community.sophos.com/b/security-blog Not Applicable, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/78.html Third Party Advisory https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/78.html Technical Description
    Changed Reference Type https://www.secpod.com/blog/remote-code-execution-in-sophos-utm/ No Types Assigned https://www.secpod.com/blog/remote-code-execution-in-sophos-utm/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 17, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.secpod.com/blog/remote-code-execution-in-sophos-utm/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 05, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/78.html No Types Assigned https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/78.html Third Party Advisory
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 12, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-78
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/78.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sophos:unified_threat_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.511 *cpe:2.3:a:sophos:unified_threat_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.600 up to (excluding) 9.607 *cpe:2.3:a:sophos:unified_threat_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.700 up to (excluding) 9.705 *cpe:2.3:a:sophos:united_threat_management:9.511:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sophos:united_threat_management:9.607:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sophos:united_threat_management:9.705:-:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:sophos:unified_threat_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.511 *cpe:2.3:a:sophos:unified_threat_management:9.511:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sophos:unified_threat_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.600 up to (excluding) 9.607 *cpe:2.3:a:sophos:unified_threat_management:9.607:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sophos:unified_threat_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.700 up to (excluding) 9.705 *cpe:2.3:a:sophos:unified_threat_management:9.705:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Dec. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sophos:united_threat_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.700 from (excluding) 9.705 OR *cpe:2.3:a:sophos:unified_threat_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.700 from (excluding) 9.705
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Dec. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sophos:united_threat_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.600 from (excluding) 9.607 OR *cpe:2.3:a:sophos:unified_threat_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.600 from (excluding) 9.607
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Dec. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sophos:united_threat_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 9.511 OR *cpe:2.3:a:sophos:unified_threat_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 9.511
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 02, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164697/Sophos-UTM-WebAdmin-SID-Command-Injection.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164697/Sophos-UTM-WebAdmin-SID-Command-Injection.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 28, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164697/Sophos-UTM-WebAdmin-SID-Command-Injection.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-94 NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://community.sophos.com/b/security-blog No Types Assigned https://community.sophos.com/b/security-blog Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://community.sophos.com/b/security-blog/posts/advisory-resolved-rce-in-sg-utm-webadmin-cve-2020-25223 No Types Assigned https://community.sophos.com/b/security-blog/posts/advisory-resolved-rce-in-sg-utm-webadmin-cve-2020-25223 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-94
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sophos:united_threat_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.511 *cpe:2.3:a:sophos:united_threat_management:9.511:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sophos:united_threat_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.600 up to (excluding) 9.607 *cpe:2.3:a:sophos:united_threat_management:9.607:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:sophos:united_threat_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.700 up to (excluding) 9.705 *cpe:2.3:a:sophos:united_threat_management:9.705:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-2020-25223 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

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

97.54 }} 0.02%

score

0.99997

percentile

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