CVE-2016-9553 describes two remote command injection vulnerabilities in the Sophos Web Appliance (version 4.2.1.3) web administrative interface, specifically within the MgrReport.php component. Attackers can exploit these flaws by injecting system commands into the 'unblockip' and 'blockip' variables due to improper escaping before calling the shell_exec() function. With a CVSS v3.0 score of 7.2 (HIGH), this vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker to achieve high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While not actively exploited in the wild or on the KEV catalog, a Metasploit module (EDB-41413) exists, indicating readily available exploit code, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.2.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:4.2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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