Intrusion PreventionSophos.Firewall.User.Portal.and.Webadmin.Authentication.Bypass
Description
This indicates an attack attempt to exploit an Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in Sophos XG Firewall.
This vulnerability is due to insufficient sanitization of null characters in the "json" parameter sent to the Controller endpoint. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted request to the target server. Successfully exploiting this vulnerability could result in access control policy bypass.
Affected Products
Sophos XG Firewall Prior to 18.5.4
Impact
System Compromise: Remote attackers can gain control of vulnerable systems.
Recommended Actions
Apply the most recent upgrade or patch from the vendor.
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20220325-sfos-rce
Telemetry
Coverage
| IPS (Regular DB) | |
| IPS (Extended DB) |
| ID | 51789 |
| Created | Jun 30, 2022 |
| Updated | Sep 07, 2022 |
| Risk |
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| CVE ID | CVE-2022-1040 |
| Known Exploited | Yes |
| Exploit Prediction Score | 97.43% |
| Default Action | drop |
| Active | |
| Affected OS | Other |
| Affected App | Other |