CVE-2016-9554 describes a remote command injection vulnerability in the Sophos Web Appliance Remote / Secure Web Gateway server, specifically version 4.2.1.3. This flaw resides in the MgrDiagnosticTools.php component, where unsanitized user input in the 'url' variable allows for arbitrary command execution via the UNIX wget utility. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (High), this vulnerability can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, granting shell access under the 'spiderman' user. While not observed in active exploitation or on the CISA KEV catalog, a Metasploit module for this vulnerability is publicly available on ExploitDB, though it has received 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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