CVE-2017-6182 EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 16.7% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 16.69% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-78 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-03-30 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| sophos | web appliance |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Sophos Web Appliance 4.3.0.2 - 'trafficType' Remote Command Injection (Metasploit) | 2017-07-18 |
References
- http://wsa.sophos.com/rn/swa/concepts/ReleaseNotes_4.3.1.2.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97261
- https://community.sophos.com/products/web-appliance/b/blog/posts/release-of-swa-v4-3-1-2
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42332/
- http://wsa.sophos.com/rn/swa/concepts/ReleaseNotes_4.3.1.2.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97261
- https://community.sophos.com/products/web-appliance/b/blog/posts/release-of-swa-v4-3-1-2
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42332/
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