7.8
HIGH
CVE-2022-0652
Sophos UTM Insecure Password Hash Log File Disclosure
Description

Confd log files contain local users', including root’s, SHA512crypt password hashes with insecure access permissions. This allows a local attacker to attempt off-line brute-force attacks against these password hashes in Sophos UTM before version 9.710.

INFO

Published Date :

March 22, 2022, 12:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:41 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-0652 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

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URL Resource
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20220321-utm-9710 Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-0652 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Confd log files contain local users', including root’s, SHA512crypt password hashes with insecure access permissions. This allows a local attacker to attempt off-line brute-force attacks against these password hashes in Sophos UTM before version 9.710. Confd log files contain local users', including root’s, SHA512crypt password hashes with insecure access permissions. This allows a local attacker to attempt off-line brute-force attacks against these password hashes in Sophos UTM before version 9.710.
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-307 CWE-532 CWE-732
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 28, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20220321-utm-9710 No Types Assigned https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20220321-utm-9710 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-307
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sophos:unified_threat_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.710
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.
Exploit Prediction

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

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

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