CVE-2017-6182

Public Exploit

Description

In Sophos Web Appliance (SWA) before 4.3.1.2, a section of the machine's interface responsible for generating reports was vulnerable to remote command injection via functions, aka NSWA-1304.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 14.26% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory sophos.com Vendor Advisory sophos.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://wsa.sophos.com/rn/swa/concepts/ReleaseNotes_4.3.1.2.html release notes vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97261 vdb entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42332/ exploit
https://community.sophos.com/products/web-appliance/b/blog/posts/release-of-swa-v4-3-1-2 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-6182?
CVE-2017-6182 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-6182?
To fix CVE-2017-6182, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-6182 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-6182 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~14% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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