TI-2013-02327 Aliases CVE-2013-2643 GHSA-r2rc-4r46-p269

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Sophos Web Appliance before…

LOW 27CWE-79Published 2014-03-18 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Medium
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · Partial · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Sophos Web Appliance before 3.7.8.2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) xss parameter in an allow action to rss.php, (2) msg parameter to end-user/errdoc.php, (3) h parameter to end-user/ftp_redirect.php, or (4) threat parameter to the Blocked component.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04529 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware::::::::	up to 3.7.8.1	Vulnerable	Sophos
cpe:2.3:h:sophos:web_appliance:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Vulnerable	Sophos

cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.7.8.1 Vulnerable ·Sophos
cpe:2.3:h:sophos:web_appliance:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Sophos

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-2643
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r2rc-4r46-p269

References

Exploit 1

https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20130403-0_Sophos_Web_Protection_Appliance_Multiple_Vulnerabilities.txt

Advisory 1

http://www.sophos.com/en-us/support/knowledgebase/118969.aspx

TI-2023-01568 Command injection in Sophos Web Appliance KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2014-02285 The Change Password dialog box (change_password) in Sophos Web Appliance before 3.8.2… CVSS 2.0HIGH 8.5
TI-2014-02286 The network interface configuration page (netinterface) in Sophos Web Appliance before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 8.5
TI-2013-02325 Directory traversal vulnerability in patience.cgi in Sophos Web Appliance before 3.7.8.2… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
TI-2017-04046 In Sophos Web Appliance (SWA) before 4.3.1.2, a section of the machine's interface… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2023-16494 Reflected cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in Sophos Web Appliance… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8

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Sources

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