CVE-2023-1671 - Sophos Web Appliance Command Injection Vulnerability

Sophos | Web Appliance

• Date Added:
• 2023-11-16

• Due Date:
• 2023-12-07

Vulnerability Name

Sophos Web Appliance Command Injection Vulnerability

Description

Sophos Web Appliance contains a command injection vulnerability in the warn-proceed handler that allows for remote code execution.

Known To Be Used in Ransomware Campaigns?

Unknown

Action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Additional Notes

https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20230404-swa-rce; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1671

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