Sophos Firewall <=18.5 MR3 - Remote Code Execution Detection
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 54 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophos XG115w Firewall 17.0.10 MR-10 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability | 10 Aug 202200:00 | – | zdt | |
| Sophos XG115w Firewall 17.0.10 MR-10 - Authentication Bypass Vulnerability | 2 Sep 202200:00 | – | zdt | |
| Exploit for CVE-2022-1040 | 26 Sep 202307:26 | – | githubexploit | |
| Exploit for CVE-2022-1040 | 25 Sep 202215:15 | – | githubexploit | |
| Exploit for CVE-2022-1040 | 7 Oct 202214:44 | – | githubexploit | |
| Exploit for CVE-2022-1040 | 6 May 202208:56 | – | githubexploit | |
| CVE-2022-1040 | 25 Mar 202200:00 | – | attackerkb | |
| The vulnerability of Sophos’ web administration console for network firewalls allows attackers to execute arbitrary code. | 11 May 202200:00 | – | bdu_fstec | |
| CVE-2022-1040 | 25 Mar 202215:30 | – | circl | |
| Sophos Firewall Authentication Bypass Vulnerability | 31 Mar 202200:00 | – | cisa_kev |
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""Sophos Firewall version v18."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'Sophos Firewall <=18.5 MR3 - Remote Code Execution Detection',
'description': 'Sophos Firewall version v18.5 MR3 and older contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the User Portal and Webadmin which could allow a remote attacker to execute code.',
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'severity': 'critical',
'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'cve', 'cve2022', 'sophos', 'firewall', 'auth-bypass', 'rce', 'kev', 'vkev', 'vuln'],
'agent': {
'risk': 'active',
'effects': ['network_probe'],
'expected_requests': 1,
'reversible': True,
'approval_required': False,
'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
'cost': 1.0,
'noise': 0.3,
'value': 1.0,
'requires': {
'min_endpoints': 0,
'min_params': 0,
'tech_hints_any': [],
'tech_hints_all': [],
'specializations_any': [],
'risk_signals_any': [],
'auth_session': False,
'capabilities_any': [],
'capabilities_all': [],
'confidence_min': {},
'confidence_min_any': {},
'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
'param_any': [],
'api_surface_ready': False,
},
'chain': {
'produces_capabilities': [
{
'capability': 'admin_surface',
'from_detail': '',
},
],
'consumes_capabilities': [],
'option_bindings': {},
'suggested_followups': ['exploits/multi/http/sophos_cve_2022_1040_rce'],
},
},
'references': [
'https://github.com/killvxk/CVE-2022-1040',
'https://github.com/CronUp/Vulnerabilidades/blob/main/CVE-2022-1040_checker',
'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-1040',
'https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20220325-sfos-rce',
'https://github.com/Mr-xn/Penetration_Testing_POC',
],
'cve': 'CVE-2022-1040',
}
def run(self):
path = '/userportal/Controller?mode=8700&operation=1&datagrid=179&json={"🦞":"test"}'
r = self.http_request(method='POST', path=path, allow_redirects=False, headers={'X-Requested-With': 'XMLHttpRequest'})
if not r or r.status_code != 200:
return False
body = r.text or ""
headers = "\n".join(f"{k}: {v}" for k, v in r.headers.items())
body_any = ('{"status":"Session Expired"}',)
header_any = ('Server: xxxx',)
if (any(m in body for m in body_any)) and (any(m in headers for m in header_any)):
self.set_info(
severity='critical',
reason='Sophos Firewall <=18.5 MR3 - Remote Code Execution detected',
path=path,
)
return True
return False
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05 Oct 2026 14:20Current
9.1Critical risk
Vulners AI Score9.1
CVSS 27.5
CVSS 3.19.8
EPSS0.99796
SSVC