CVE-2024-12728
Sophos Firewall Weak Credentials Vulnerability
Description
A weak credentials vulnerability potentially allows privileged system access via SSH to Sophos Firewall older than version 20.0 MR3 (20.0.3).
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 19, 2024, 9:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 19, 2024, 9:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
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-2024-12728.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20241219-sfos-rce |
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-2024-12728 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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The Hacker News
Sophos Issues Hotfixes for Critical Firewall Flaws: Update to Prevent Exploitation
Firewall Security / Vulnerability Sophos has released hotfixes to address three security flaws in Sophos Firewall products that could be exploited to achieve remote code execution and allow privileged ... Read more
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Cybersecurity News
CVE-2024-12727 and More: Sophos Issues Urgent Firewall Security Update
Sophos has announced the resolution of three critical security vulnerabilities affecting its Sophos Firewall product, a widely used network security tool. These vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2024-12 ... Read more
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2024-12728 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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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Dec. 19, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description A weak credentials vulnerability potentially allows privileged system access via SSH to Sophos Firewall older than version 20.0 MR3 (20.0.3). Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-1391 Added Reference https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20241219-sfos-rce
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-12728 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-2024-12728
weaknesses.