Known Exploited Vulnerability
9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2022-3236
Sophos Firewall Code Injection Vulnerability - [Actively Exploited]
Description

A code injection vulnerability in the User Portal and Webadmin allows a remote attacker to execute code in Sophos Firewall version v19.0 MR1 and older.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 23, 2022, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 8, 2023, 2:21 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 code injection vulnerability in the User Portal and Webadmin of Sophos Firewall allows for remote code execution.

Required Action :

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes :

https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20220923-sfos-rce

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2022-3236 has a 1 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-2022-3236 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 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-2022-3236.

URL Resource
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20220923-sfos-rce Vendor Advisory

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).

Ostorlab KEV: One-command to detect most remotely known exploitable vulnerabilities. Sourced from CISA KEV, Google's Tsunami, Ostorlab's Asteroid and Bug Bounty programs.

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Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
516 stars 32 fork 32 watcher
Born at : April 19, 2022, 8:58 a.m. This repo has been linked 1181 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-3236 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • security.nl
VS publiceert overzicht van meest misbruikte kwetsbaarheden in 2023

De Amerikaanse autoriteiten hebben samen met cyberagentschappen uit Australië, Canada, Nieuw-Zeeland en het Verenigd Koninkrijk een overzicht van de meest misbruikte kwetsbaarheden in 2023 opgesteld. ... Read more

Published Date: Nov 12, 2024 (1 week, 4 days ago)
  • The Hacker News
FBI Seeks Public Help to Identify Chinese Hackers Behind Global Cyber Intrusions

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has sought assistance from the public in connection with an investigation involving the breach of edge devices and computer networks belonging to compani ... Read more

Published Date: Nov 05, 2024 (2 weeks, 4 days ago)
  • Help Net Security
Sophos mounted counter-offensive operation to foil Chinese attackers

Sophos conducted defensive and counter-offensive operation over the last five years with multiple interlinked nation-state adversaries based in China targeting perimeter devices, including Sophos Fire ... Read more

Published Date: Oct 31, 2024 (3 weeks, 2 days ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
CVE-2024-6342: Critical Command Injection Flaw in Zyxel NAS Devices, Hotfixes Released for End-of-Support Products

Zyxel has released critical hotfixes for two of its NAS products, NAS326 and NAS542, which have already reached their end-of-vulnerability-support lifecycle. These devices are susceptible to a command ... Read more

Published Date: Sep 10, 2024 (2 months, 1 week ago)
  • The Register
US charges Russian GRU hackers behind WhisperGate intrusions

The US today charged five Russian military intelligence officers and one civilian for their alleged involvement with the data-wiping WhisperGate campaign conducted against Ukraine in January 2022 befo ... Read more

Published Date: Sep 05, 2024 (2 months, 2 weeks ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
EDRKillShifter: A New EDR-Killing Tool in Ransomware Attack

High-level overview of the loader execution process | Image: SophosSophos researchers have discovered a new threat: EDRKillShifter, a sophisticated tool designed to dismantle endpoint detection and re ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 18, 2024 (3 months ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-3236 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
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 28, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    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://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20220923-sfos-rce No Types Assigned https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20220923-sfos-rce Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-74
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sophos:firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 19.0.1
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-2022-3236 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-2022-3236 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

12.79 }} 1.37%

score

0.95375

percentile

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