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CVE-2023-1671

A pre-auth command injection vulnerability in the warn-proceed handler of Sophos Web Appliance older than version 4.3.10.4 allows execution of...

Basic Information

CVE State
PUBLISHED
Reserved Date
March 28, 2023
Published Date
April 04, 2023
Last Updated
January 28, 2025
Vendor
Sophos
Product
Sophos Web Appliance
Description
A pre-auth command injection vulnerability in the warn-proceed handler of Sophos Web Appliance older than version 4.3.10.4 allows execution of arbitrary code.

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

SSVC Information

Exploitation
active
Automatable
Yes
Technical Impact
total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild
Yes (added 2023-11-16 00:00:00 UTC) Source
Proof of Concept Available
Yes (added 2023-04-23 02:58:17 UTC) Source

References

https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20230404-swa-rce http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172016/Sophos-Web-Appliance-4.3.10.4-Command-Injection.html

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source Added Date
CISA 2023-11-16 00:00:00 UTC

Scanner Integrations

Scanner URL Date Detected
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-1671.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.

W01fh4cker/CVE-2023-1671-POC

Type: github • Created: 2023-04-24 15:53:42 UTC • Stars: 17

CVE-2023-1671-POC, based on dnslog platform

ohnonoyesyes/CVE-2023-1671

Type: github • Created: 2023-04-23 02:58:17 UTC • Stars: 5

Pre-Auth RCE in Sophos Web Appliance