Smoothwall Express 3.1 'apcupsd.cgi' Cross-Site Scripting
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Active
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Smoothwall Express 3.1-SP4-polar-x86_64-update9 contains multiple reflected cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in the apcupsd.cgi script that allow attackers to inject malicious scripts through multiple POST parameters. Attackers can submit crafted POST requests with script payloads in parameters like BATTLEVEL, RTMIN, BATTDELAY, TO, ANNOY, UPSIP, UPSNAME, UPSPORT, POLLTIME, UPSUSER, NISPORT, UPSAUTH, EMAIL, FROM, CC, SMSEMAIL, SMTPSERVER, PORT, USER, and EMAIL_PASSWORD to execute arbitrary JavaScript in victim browsers.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoothwall | Smoothwall Express | 3.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Smoothwall Express VendorSmoothwall Affected 3.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:smoothwall:smoothwall_express:3.1:sp4:*:*:-:*:*:* | 3.1 sp4 | Vulnerable | Smoothwall |
- cpe:2.3:o:smoothwall:smoothwall_express:3.1:sp4:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 3.1 sp4 Vulnerable ·Smoothwall
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-25383
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hqvf-34x3-wr3f
References
Exploit 1
Other 1
More Smoothwall Express vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-15448 Smoothwall Express 3.1 'preferences.cgi' Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2019-15432 Smoothwall Express 3.1 'urlfilter.cgi' Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2019-15445 Smoothwall Express 3.1 'iptools.cgi' Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
- TI-2019-15437 Smoothwall Express 3.1 'portfw.cgi' Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
- TI-2019-15435 Smoothwall Express 3.1 'time.cgi' Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
- TI-2019-15434 Smoothwall Express 3.1 'hosts.cgi' Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
Sources
- CVE-2019-25383 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-25383 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hqvf-34x3-wr3f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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