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CVE-2020-25223

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the WebAdmin of Sophos SG UTM before v9.705 MR5, v9.607 MR7, and v9.511 MR11

Basic Information

CVE State
PUBLISHED
Reserved Date
September 10, 2020
Published Date
September 25, 2020
Last Updated
February 03, 2025
Vendor
n/a
Product
n/a
Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the WebAdmin of Sophos SG UTM before v9.705 MR5, v9.607 MR7, and v9.511 MR11
Tags
cisa nuclei_scanner metasploit_scanner

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1

9.8 - CRITICAL

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0

10.0

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

SSVC Information

Exploitation
active
Automatable
Yes
Technical Impact
total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild
Yes (2022-03-25 00:00:00 UTC) Source
Proof of Concept Available
Yes (added 2021-09-09 15:58:08 UTC) Source

References

https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/78.html https://community.sophos.com/b/security-blog https://community.sophos.com/b/security-blog/posts/advisory-resolved-rce-in-sg-utm-webadmin-cve-2020-25223 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164697/Sophos-UTM-WebAdmin-SID-Command-Injection.html https://www.secpod.com/blog/remote-code-execution-in-sophos-utm/

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source Added Date
CISA 2022-03-25 00:00:00 UTC

Scanner Integrations

Scanner URL Date Detected
Metasploit https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/sophos_utm_webadmin_sid_cmd_injection.rb 2025-04-29 11:01:15 UTC
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2020/CVE-2020-25223.yaml 2025-04-26 00:00:00 UTC

Potential Proof of Concepts

Warning: These PoCs have not been tested and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

sophos_utm_webadmin_sid_cmd_injection

Type: metasploit • Created: Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2020-25223

maguireja/CVE-2020-25223

Type: github • Created: 2021-09-09 15:58:08 UTC • Stars: 2

Timeline

  • CVE ID Reserved

  • CVE Published to Public

  • Proof of Concept Exploit Available

  • Added to KEVIntel

  • Detected by Nuclei

  • Detected by Metasploit